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Thursday, September 7, 2017
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Chiefs stun Bandits with walk-off 4-3 win in Game 1 of MWL playoffs
PEORIA - The Peoria Chiefs came in as an underdog and went out as Cinderella with an upset victory over the Quad Cities …
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Tazewell child-sex charges filed against two Peoria County men
PEKIN - Two Peoria County men have been charged with unrelated child sex crimes in Tazewell County last year.Dale Lucht,…
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WIU student hopes DACA continues
SPRINGFIELD - Victor Zepeda says that if it were not for DACA, he wouldn't have been able to achieve what he has - and h…
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Illinois State Fair registers gains in attendance, parking and gate
The Illinois State Fair had a much better - and drier - year in 2017.According to preliminary estimates released Tuesday…
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Irma lashes at Puerto Rico, leaves tiny Barbuda devastated
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Irma lashed Puerto Rico with heavy rain and powerful winds Wednesday, leaving more tha…
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Hercules crew returns home to Peoria with pride and awe
PEORIA - Two things stuck out to members of a C-130 Hercules crew that returned to Peoria on Wednesday after nearly a we…
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Solar energy company plans to expand into Peoria area
BRIMFIELD - A solar energy developer plans to commence construction next year on multiple small-scale installations in t…
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Peorian pleads guilty to role in gas station robbery this year
PEORIA - A Central Peoria faces up to 30 years in prison for his part in the robbery of a woman at a Farmington Road gas…
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Allegiant cancels Friday flights between Peoria, Punta Gorda
PEORIA - Allegiant Air has canceled its Friday flights between Peoria and Punta Gorda, Fla., because of concerns about H…
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Editorial: May all involved step back from brink over North Korea
Fans though we are not of former presidential advisor Steve Bannon, we sense he may have spoken an uncomfortable truth l…
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LISTEN: Peoria Riverfront Museum president and CEO John Morris
John Morris, president and CEO of the Peoria Riverfront Museum, is Steve Tarter's guest this week on "
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LISTEN: Peoria's live music scene with WWCT's Marc Alghini
Marc Alghini is the program director and morning on-air personality at 99.9 WWCT. He has overseen a...
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With help from the community, the Barn will go on
GOODFIELD - Just two weeks after a resigned Mary Simon announced the end of her beloved theater troupe, her prayers wer…
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Reliable rock act Spoon continues to push forward
PEORIA - One of the most reliable rock acts of the last 20 years returned with a new album earlier this year and - natur…
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'CHiPs' actor Erik Estrada appearing at Pekin Marigold Festival
PEKIN - The theme of this year's Pekin Marigold Festival is "Marigolds on Patrol" to celebrate law enforcement officers,…
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