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Conklin's Dinner Theatre wins case against insurance company
PEORIA - A federal jury late Friday found an insurance company should pay $468,000 to the owners of the Conklin's Dinner…
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Parklet a hit on West Main
PEORIA - It's about the size of a public parking space, but residents and city officials hope the new "parklet' will spa…
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New dual-credit course law helps teens lower college costs
PEORIA - McKenna Myers doesn't want to spend four years in high school.Instead, she wants to graduate early and get a mo…
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New UnityPoint Pekin sleep center helps locals diagnose sleep apnea
PEKIN - Sleep apnea sufferers may soon see some relief with the addition of a sleep center at UnityPoint Health's Pekin …
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Pekin students to get Chromebooks this school year
PEKIN - Students at Pekin Community High School are getting a technology boost this year with Chromebooks that will help…
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Home Help: 5 tips to help keep pests from attending your backyard party
Tip of the week5 tips to help keep pests from attending your backyard party
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Five-year sentence for fatal DUI crash
PEKIN - Colton Vinovich of Morton told Clay Burger's family members in court Friday that he will forever share their pai…
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New law with Peoria roots aims to help child victims of sexual assaults
EAST PEORIA - Children who have been victims of sexual assaults will have greater access to specialized care under legis…
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Jehan Gordon-Booth bill on sealed records signed
PEORIA - Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Friday that makes it easier for people's records to be sealed during the c…
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Woman shot at in the North Valley on Thursday night
PEORIA - A 29-year-old woman was shot at while driving her car Thursday night but was not struck by any of the gunfire, …
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811 Day reminds everyone to find utility lines before digging
PEORIA - Ameren Illinois and other utilities across the country are marking Saturday as 811 Day - the date, of course, b…
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74-year-old Peoria woman kicks, scares off would-be robber
PEORIA - A 74-year-old woman who was the target of an armed robbery Wednesday night realized the assailant was wielding …
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Man injured in head-on collision on Southport Road breaks leg, taken into custody for gun possession
PEORIA - A semi-tractor trailer and car crashed head-on Friday afternoon on Southport Road, sending the driver of the ca…
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Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to speak at 2019 MLK Celebration in Peoria
PEORIA - The organizers of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon continue to attract big names.The …
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Nick in the AM: Go to Monmouth, then go to jail without being arrested
Sunshine is the best disinfectant, it has been said. Perhaps that is the route Warren County Sheriff Martin Edwards is t…
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Nick in the AM: North Peoria jewelry store robbed early Friday
An undetermined amount of merchandise was taken from a North Peoria jewelry store during an apparent burglary early Frid…
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