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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
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2018 Journal Star Wrestler of the Year: Jace Punke, Washington High School
Jace Punke is living proof good things can come in smaller packages.The Washington High junior may have been undersized …
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Washington sales tax going up from 8.0 to 8.5 percent
WASHINGTON - The sales tax in Washington will rise from 8.0 to 8.5 percent on July 1.The City Council on Monday unanimou…
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Two men arrested after Golden Corral brawl
PEORIA - Chairs were thrown and arrests were made when a fight broke out at Golden Corral on Sunday night.Terrance Jones…
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PPS board accepts resignation of Richwoods teacher accused of sexual assault
PEORIA - Peoria Public Schools board members accepted the resignation of a Richwoods High School teacher arrested in Feb…
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Peoria council to sort through garbage issue Tuesday
PEORIA - The city's largest single contract - picking up the trash of residents - will be discussed at a special Peoria …
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JB Pritzker talks to voters in West Peoria
WEST PEORIA - JB Pritzker stopped by Jimmy's Bar on Monday evening as part of his last multi-city tour before the primar…
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Hancock County State's Attorney Jason Pohren dies
CARTHAGE - The Hancock County state's attorney was found dead Monday of an apparent heart attack, according to Hancock C…
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It's Election Day. What's on the ballot to vote for here?
It's Election Day - meaning the long-running primary campaign season is at an end.
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Eminian: Injured Rivermen's Smith says 'I felt the slice ... I saw the blood pour out'
PEORIA - Will Smith can talk about it now.The Peoria Rivermen rookie center saw himself, on video replays, laying on the…
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Dispatches from Haiti: Demons
The heart surgeon got down on one knee and faced the young Haitian mother who was seated in a chair. It was 4 AM in the …
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Under the Dome EXTRA: Schoenburg predicts Tuesday's primary election winners
SJ-R political writer Bernard Schoenburg explains his predictions (not endorsements!) for Tuesday's primary election.Cli…
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Northmoor Road project resumes this week
PEORIA - Work resumes Tuesday on the city's Northmoor Road construction project.The focus this week will be on tree remo…
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She's 15 and married. 'What's the point of making her wait?' mom says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - From the moment a wedding ends, a new journey begins. But as a 15-year-old bride, Samantha Knowles is…
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Chris Kennedy makes pre-election stop in Peoria
BARTONVILLE - Chris Kennedy made a final pitch to Peoria area voters Monday afternoon during a stop at Byerly Aviation.A…
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Pere Marquette developer files for bankruptcy, auction delays
PEORIA - The foreclosure auction involving the Marriott Pere Marquette Hotel and the adjoining Courtyard by Marriott was…
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