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Springfield public schools to start classes after the Illinois State Fair | First Listen

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First Listen for Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

- The District 186 School Board votes to wait until after the Illinois State Fair ends to start classes. Students will return Aug. 24.

- A plan to change university funding in Illinois doesn't have the backing of the state's flagship system.

- Illinois Democrats are urging those mailing their ballots to have them in before 5 p.m. today.

- Two women died in a wrong way collision on I-55 Monday.

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