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Fri Sep 8 2023

Bartonville coffee shop temporarily closing for 'monumental task'

The new shop Little Mojo's Kitchen Boutique, from the owners of Big Mike's Donuts & Coffee, opened Aug. 12 at 1369 W. Garfield Avenue in Bartonville. Owners Mike Henry and Andrea Vincent had plans for the space next door when they opened the doughnut shop a year ago.

Big Mike's Donuts & Coffee will reopen on Sept. 18 after spending a week providing 50,000 doughnuts for the Morton Pumpkin Festival.

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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder watches during the first half of the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game against LSU Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Iowa women's basketball coaching staff visits Peoria High

The Iowa women's basketball coaching staff made a visit to an open gym at Peoria High. Iowa is among the finalists for all-state guard Aaliyah Guyton.

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A crowd gathers for the unveiling of a new mural Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 on the back of the Simantel offices on SW Commercial Street in Peoria. The mural was dedicated to retired Simantel owner Maggie Whalen Misselhorn, created through a partnership with Big Picture Peoria and local artist Bob Doucette and assisting artist Brenda Pagán.

Simantel and Big Picture Peoria unveil new mural

Simantel and Big Picture Peoria unveil new mural in Peoria

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Hoop City Elite’s K.J. Tenner (11) drives to the basket during the game between Hoop City Elite and Fundamental U at Memphis Live in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, July 14, 2023.

Bradley recruiting against rival schools for point guard from Tennessee

The Bradley Braves men's basketball program is in the top five for K.J. Tenner, an elite high school point guard from Tennessee.

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Peoria men sentenced for bilking Paycheck Protection Program

Two of the men will go to prison, and all three were ordered to pay restitution ranging from $39,000 to almost $90,000.

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