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Brides & Bouquets: That memorable first dance
The stress of the ceremony is over, dinner is finished and toasts have been shared.Now is when the bride and groom can r…
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Thousands mourn Florida school shooting victims
PARKLAND, Fla. - Thousands of students, parents and neighbors lighted the night as they mourned the victims of the Parkl…
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Rivermen big picture for the weekend includes Darren Clark HOF induction
PEORIA - Darren Clark is remembered for his place in one of the most iconic pictures in Peoria Rivermen hockey history.A…
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Editorial: Send a card, ask a question
The mass shooting that left at least 17 dead at a Florida high school on Wednesday is tragic and should be unacceptable.…
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Bannon interviewed in Mueller's Russia investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Steve Bannon, the combative former chief strategist for President Donald Trump, was interrogated for 2…
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Borneo's orangutan population plunged by 100,000 since 1999
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The most comprehensive study of Borneo's orangutans estimates their numbers have plummeted by …
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Single women in India face humiliation, scorn
MUMBAI, India - Stricken with a mystery ailment that left her dry heaving and breathless, Sreemoyee Piu Kundu, a 38-year…
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Trump letter from 2005 cites Pamuk, Philip Roth
NEW YORK (AP) - The letter to the editor was published Sept. 11, 2005, in The New York Times. Its author, responding to …
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'Dreamers' left in limbo as Senate rejects immigration bills
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate left hundreds of thousands of "Dreamer" immigrants in limbo Thursday, rejecting r…
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Peoria woman found guilty of murder in botched robbery at victim's home
PEORIA - A Peoria County jury took about three hours Thursday to find a South Peoria woman guilty of participating in a …
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Tazewell coroner candidates tout past experience and passion for the job
PEKIN - Concern for families at their worst moments and a need to manage Tazewell County Coroner's Office in an efficien…
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Azteca Restaurant, which replaced Haddad's Downtown, closes after one month
PEORIA - A Mexican-style restaurant in Downtown Peoria that was supposed to fill a key storefront vacancy has closed aft…
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Meth charges mount against Pekin man
PEKIN - A Pekin man didn't let a past conviction and a fresh charge stop him from his work as a traveling meth salesman,…
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Henry fertilizer plant expanding, another may be coming
HENRY - A fertilizer manufacturer that recently bought an aging plant outside Henry has initiated a three-phase expansio…
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Rauner meets a simulation manikin and touts his education plan during visit
PEORIA - Governor Bruce Rauner made a new friend during his visit to Peoria Thursday afternoon - a high fidelity simulat…
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