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Monday, December 25, 2017
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Christmas Fund: East Peoria couple helping neighbors in need
EAST PEORIA - An East Peoria couple has dedicated their lives to helping out their neighbors.Robert and Janet Hiatt mana…
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Extra: Celebrating our Faith
Displays of our faith abound in central Illinois, from the vast diversity of our houses of worship to the ways we exerci…
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Shocking robbery: Peorian hoping to meet woman gets jolt from stun gun
PEORIA - A Peoria man told police he was shocked with a stun gun and robbed early Saturday at a North Peoria apartment a…
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District 50 in Washington to remove 8 drinking fountains after lead testing
WASHINGTON - Eight drinking fountains in District 50 schools will be removed during the holiday break following state-ma…
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To infinity and beyond: Gaming growing with eSports
WHY IT MATTERS: ESports is a $600 million industry, projected to nearly triple by 2020. High school teams are already pl…
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Grandmother's quilt, Grandfather's ghost
A slightly frayed, white and peach-trimmed quilt now lays unfolded on one of our spare beds. Twenty-nine of its 30 squar…
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The quiet capital - The story of Illinois' first state city
Editor's note: The weekly Illinois Bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors …
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Word on the Street: Push for diversity on city panel comes from unusual source
The agenda item the Peoria City Council deferred last week seemed too routine to defer. Particularly regarding a group a…
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Peoria crews to continue plowing after Sunday's snowfall
PEORIA - Traffic collision alerts were issued Sunday morning by Peoria County as well as East Peoria and Creve Coeur in …
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Monmouth man charged with murder after fatal shooting early Sunday
MONMOUTH - A man was shot and killed early Sunday at a Monmouth residence, and another was charged with first-degree mur…
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Luciano: Readers share Christmas memories
Christmas Eve: The perfect time for stories of the season.Recently, I asked readers to submit their favorite yuletide me…
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Rivermen take care of business, 6-1, while respecting former captain Bremner and his Dawgs with video, post-game locker room invite
PEORIA - Dan Bremner helped the Peoria Rivermen win a lot of games as captain of the SPHL team the last two seasons.On S…
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White Christmas in forecast for Peoria area
PEORIA - The wishes of many will be likely be fulfilled Sunday morning when a storm is expected to dump three to five in…
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Putin vows to modernize Russia, challengers prepare for race
MOSCOW (AP) - President Vladimir Putin presented his vision for modernizing Russia on Saturday, while some of his challe…
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AP FACT CHECK: Tax plan shows 2 things can be true at once
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two things can be true at once. President Donald Trump's tax overhaul is slanted to the rich, as Democ…
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