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Taylorville

American  
[tey-ler-vil] / ˈteɪ lərˌvɪl /

noun

  1. a town in central Illinois.


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My first experience with a prison town was visiting my father while he was caged in the Taylorville Correctional Facility of Illinois.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024

Rodney Davis of Taylorville, Darin LaHood of Peoria, and Mary Miller of Oakland said “it would be reckless and irresponsible” for Biden to fire Lausch without a successor already lined up.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2021

The National Weather Service sent crews Sunday to survey the hardest-hit areas in Illinois, which included Taylorville, 25 miles southeast of Springfield.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2018

The native of Taylorville, Ill., went on to guest star in an episode of Star Trek as well as other hit T.V. shows, including The Six Million Dollar Man and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

From Time • Aug. 19, 2015

—The Hazelwood Tigers Basketball Team won Friday against Taylorville, by a score of 88-56.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper

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