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Thursday, December 21, 2017
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Anger subsides as Dunlap schools hire interim administrators
PEORIA - At its seventh meeting since Thanksgiving week, the Dunlap School Board ended on Wednesday its scramble to fill…
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Jeff Stevens named Washington's deputy police chief
WASHINGTON - Jeff Stevens is the Washington Police Department's deputy chief.Police Chief Mike McCoy made the announceme…
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Pekin City Council corrects error, lowers levy
PEKIN - Correcting an oversight, Pekin's City Council lowered the amount of property taxes it planned to collect next ye…
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Diaper drive highlights year-round need for low-income kids
WEST PEORIA - Sister Ana Pia knows that diapers aren't glamorous.But for new, low-income parents, they can be a crucial …
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Analysis: 10 key takeaways from the Republican tax bill
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a major overhaul of the tax code after the House passed a final iteration of …
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IDOT urges winter travelers to use redesigned website
SPRINGFIELD - With winter officially beginning Thursday, the Illinois Department of Transportation urges travelers to ta…
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Census: Illinois loses residents, falls to No. 6
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lost the most amount of residents of any state in America between the summers of 2016 and 2017, a…
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Car dealers make time to donate to community
EAST PEORIA - Promotion is among the many things the Peoria Metro New Car Dealers Association handles, but the organizat…
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New deal sends autonomous Caterpillar trucks to Australia
PEORIA - Another fleet of mining trucks will join the growing ranks of machines operating autonomously using Caterpillar…
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Peoria woman sentenced to nine years for trying to smother toddler
PEORIA - Calling an East Bluff woman an "insult to parents of Illinois," a judge sentenced her to nine years in prison W…
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Two Peorians plead guilty to aggravated robbery
PEORIA - Two Peoria men pleaded guilty Monday to robbing an acquaintance a few months ago.Latrey C. Ferguson, 23, of 200…
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South Side Mission kitchen runs on faith
PEORIA - Chris Franzoni credits his faith for a lot - OK, everything - that is good in his life.His family, his job as e…
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LISTEN: All about the State Farm Holiday Classic basketball tournament
Eleven teams from the Journal Star-area will play in the State Farm Holiday Classic during holiday tournament week. Dave…
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Von Steuben students among many collecting food for the hungry
PEORIA - The East Bluff Community Center has a little more food to distribute during the holiday season thanks to the ef…
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Three all-area football players sign on to play college football
PEORIA - Three all-area football players signed their National Letters of Intent to play NCAA Division-I football on Wed…
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