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Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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Back to the drawing board for Peoria Stadium plans
PEORIA - Peoria Public Schools officials and students in the AppsCo program planned to present an update on plans to imp…
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Depression-era steel house unveiled at Wheels O' Time Museum
DUNLAP - Between 1935 and 1938, little steel houses were built in Peoria. Some lined the Illinois River and some floated…
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'First Class' park to be dedicated in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA - The first phase of the new Levee Park, a "reading garden" outside the shared space of East Peoria City Hal…
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Group says progressive tax could cut most Illinois taxes
SPRINGFIELD - A graduated state income tax could result in a cut for most taxpayers while still generating more state re…
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Gas prices are expected to keep rising this summer
LOS ANGELES - Get ready for a little bit more pain at the pump this summer.Crude oil prices are at the highest level in …
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BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Pekin can't stop Richwoods' hit parade
No walks allowed. No errors in the field.So ends the good news for the Pekin baseball team in its 9-4 loss Friday to vis…
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BOYS TRACK & FIELD: Blackwell goes the distance for the Dragons
It was easy to figure out why the Pekin boys track and field team tied for second place Friday in the 32nd annual Dragon…
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GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP: One goal, three losses for Dragons in Iowa
It wasn't a particularly good weekend in Iowa for the Pekin girls soccer team.
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At least 10 injured in Sunday crash on I-55 in Sangamon County
SPRINGFIELD - The Riverton Fire Department reported it had to extricate people from two of the six vehicles that were in…
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Rep. Darin LaHood stresses common sense approach to trade
CAMP GROVE - Thick dust clouds surrounded Mike Rumbold's tractor Monday as the planter trailing it deposited seeds just …
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Knoxville Avenue resurfacing project to begin Monday
PEORIA - Lane closures will begin Monday on Knoxville Avenue between Pennsylvania and Corrington avenues for a $2.4 mill…
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Meeting for student housing project on Main Street canceled
PEORIA - A presentation of a student housing project proposed for the Main Street area was canceled abruptly Monday afte…
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Editorial: Peace in Korea? Hold the Nobels, for now
North Korea and South Korea are calling for an end to the 68-year-old Korean War - an uneasy cease-fire has existed sinc…
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Peoria police say burglary call led them to homicide victim
PEORIA - A man was found dead Monday morning in a Central Peoria house, the result of a homicide, police said.The body o…
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Dewberry to design new Downtown OSF HealthCare headquarters
PEORIA - Dewberry will design and engineer the new OSF HealthCare headquarters in Downtown Peoria at 124 SW Adams St.The…
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