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Chiefs edged 3-2 as bullpen unravels in 8th inning
PEORIA - The Peoria Chiefs went from calm to chaos in a matter of about 30 feet Friday in a game that saw a pitching due…
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Judge renews restraining order in Putnam County rail dispute
HENNEPIN - A judge in Putnam County agreed Friday to renew a temporary restraining order barring the operators of an eth…
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Tazewell County Board to consider Baldi resignation
PEKIN - The Tazewell County Board will consider the resignation of Tazewell County Coroner Jeff Baldi at its meeting Wed…
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RNC votes to condemn white supremacists over groans of some
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Republican National Committee walked the tightrope Friday in carefully but resolutely denoun…
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28 dead after Indian guru's rape conviction triggers riots
PANCHKULA, India (AP) - Mobs rampaged across a north Indian state on Friday, leaving 28 people dead and more than 250 ot…
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Knife-wielding man shot dead in Brussels 'terror attack'
BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgian soldiers shot a man dead in downtown Brussels on Friday evening after he attacked the troops wit…
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Police boost patrols around home of $758.7M Powerball winner
CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) - Police are providing extra patrols around the home of a Massachusetts woman who won the $758.7 mi…
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Trump setting records for low presidential approval
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump started as the most unpopular new president in the history of modern polling. After seven…
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Trump tells Mattis to indefinitely ban transgender recruits
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Pentagon to extend indefinitely a ban on transgender ind…
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Behind the scenes with an AAA hotel inspector
She lifts up the toilet-seat cover and handles the TV remote in a downtown Orlando hotel room, knowing full well she wou…
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Des Plaines man convicted of transporting drugs on interstate
PEORIA - A Des Plaines man faces at least 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to distributing abou…
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Peoria man gets seven years in fed prison for drugs and weapons charges
PEORIA - A Peoria man was sentenced Thursday to seven years in federal prison on drug and weapons charges.Aaron Lamon, 2…
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Peoria lawmakers' bill on rent-to-own leases signed into law
PEORIA - A measure sponsored by two Peoria lawmakers would offer new protections for people who enter into "rent-to-own…
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Peoria man faces decades in federal prison
PEORIA - A 26-year-old Peoria man pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Peoria to drug and weapons charges.C…
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Man sentenced for breaking into former girlfriend's home
PEORIA - A Peoria man was sentenced to 23 years in prison Friday for breaking into the home of a former girlfriend last …
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