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Friday, January 12, 2018
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BRIEF: SF operations center to close; 250 jobs to relocate to B-N
BLOOMINGTON - Bloomington will be absorbing some of the employees being displaced by the closure of the State Farm opera…
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Trump disparages nations with crude remark during immigration talks
WASHINGTON - In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. would accept more immig…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheet for Jan. 11, 2018
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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Rivermen's Barber is a clear-cut SPHL Rookie of Year candidate
PEORIA - Jacob Barber has helped the Peoria Rivermen keep chase in the SPHL race during a long stretch when the team's r…
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OSF HealthCare's story began just blocks from its new headquarters
PEORIA - The move of OSF HealthCare's ministry headquarters to Downtown marks a homecoming of sorts for the organization…
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Peoria Downtown commission hears about new OSF project
PEORIA - The Downtown Advisory Commission picked the right time to hold its monthly meeting, convening the same day OSF …
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Rural Bradford home destroyed by fire
BRADFORD - Both a GoFundMe page and an area bank account have been established to accept donations for a family forced o…
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Peoria area laborers stand to benefit from Downtown development
PEORIA - A Downtown development project announced Thursday likely will provide steady head-of-household wages for hundr…
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Editorial: Is civics still taught in our schools?
By now many have seen the video of the Louisiana teacher being hauled away in handcuffs from a school board meeting ther…
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Downtown business owners euphoric over OSF development plans
PEORIA - It's difficult to overstate the reaction of business owners around the vacant block where Caterpillar Inc. once…
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Illinois Central College closing, canceling activities after 5 p.m. because of weather
EAST PEORIA - Because of expected inclement weather, with dipping temperatures and roadways potentially icing over after…
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Washington church leases space to Uftring Chevrolet, delays plans to move in
WASHINGTON - Uftring Chevrolet is moving next door temporarily.Six days after the dealership at 1860 Washington Road was…
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Under the Dome: Missouri sex scandal and an Illinois TV ad, Rauner departs Quincy vets home
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has departed the state-run veterans home in Quincy after a weeklong stay. We'll talk about wh…
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LISTEN: Jim Thome and the Baseball Hall of Fame
The 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame class will be announced in 12 days. The Journal Star staff discusses
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Peoria Disposal Co. truck burns Thursday morning
PEORIA - A Peoria Disposal Co. truck caught fire Thursday morning while driving on North University Street.The cause of …
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