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Friday, December 7, 2018
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'A lot of tears': Richwoods, Normal West come together after crash
NORMAL - Forest green, white, black and orange blended together just perfect.Richwoods and Normal West girls basketball …
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Tornado victim hopes to rebuild, though the 'hits keep coming'
TAYLORVILLE - After being struck by lightning in 2017, Steven Tirpak suffered another blow from a force beyond his contr…
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Normal West honors volunteer killed in bus crash
NORMAL - It wasn't just any girls varsity basketball game for Normal Community West High School.Instead, it was a day of…
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Friend remembers deputy U.S. marshal and ex-Peorian killed in Arizona
PEORIA - A 1995 Manual High School graduate who died last week while working with the U.S. Marshals Service was incredib…
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Pekin sidewalks largely impassable for people in wheelchairs, federal lawsuit alleges
PEKIN - Hundreds of miles of pedestrian rights-of-way in the city of Pekin are nearly impossible to navigate for disable…
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Gifts ideas that are sure to warm the host's heart
We love home gifts for the holidays because, functional or decorative, they can either be put to use for holiday parties (think serving stands, champagne glasses and audio equipment) or simply add to that cozy "hygge" feel we're looking for...
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February trial set for Limestone teacher accused of inappropriately touching a student
PEORIA - A Feb 25, 2019, trial date was set for a Limestone Community High School teacher accused of touching, in an ina…
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Trial for man accused of killing Chinese scholar moved to Peoria
URBANA (AP) - A federal judge has moved the trial of a man charged in the 2017 slaying of a University of Illinois schol…
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Luciano: Elves put good cheer into another Jimmy Binkley Christmas Party
BARTONVILLE - John Bailey likes to be an elf.The 69-year-old brims over with the two requisite elfin job qualities: He w…
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Dining Out: A Monday night adventure at Ulrich's
PEORIA - The Downtown gets a beating sometimes for not having the club scene it used to. Venues that have closed in rece…
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Bus-crash reaction from Peoria: 'It just makes me sick to my stomach'
PEORIA - Athletes from Peoria Notre Dame High School traverse Interstate 74 constantly, to play fellow teams in the Big …
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Nick in the AM: No need to fire up Pabst's Heights brew kettles again
Good morning, troops. It's Thursday, Dec. 6.Back in June, Nick in the Morning opined about an upcoming "beer war"...
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Luciano: Fogelberg Christmas album is released at his favorite time of the year
As far as regifting goes, you'll find a yuletide jewel in a reissued Dan Fogelberg album."The First Christmas Morning" h…
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