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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Thu Oct 26 2023

Who's going to win? We pick the first-round playoff football games

Peoria High's Gary Rutherford, middle, catches up to Peoria Notre Dame running back Ben Mullens (1) in the first half of their Week 9 football game Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 at Dozer Park in Peoria.

Peoria High, Washington, Metamora and more: Here are the Journal Star's predictions for IHSA first-round playoff games with Peoria-area football programs.

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Peoria High School track coach Mike Lawless praises the track and field team during a conditioning practice Monday afternoon. Lawless is in his 46th year of coaching.

Peoria High track, cross country stalwart headed into hall of fame

Longtime Peoria High track and cross country coach Mike Lawless headed to Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

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Peoria Christian's Caden Schmidgall moves the ball down the field against Morton in the second half of their soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 at EastSide Centre in East Peoria.

Peoria Christian soccer tops reigning state champ for sectional title

Peoria Christian is off to the supersectional for the first time in eight years after defeating reigning Class 1A state champ Quincy Notre Dame.

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Newly elected Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La, is sworn in after being elected to the speakership on Oct. 25, 2023. Johnson was the fourth candidate nominated by the GOP for the role after Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023 in a move led by a group of hardline House conservatives.

Here's what Illinois lawmakers are saying about the new House speaker

Illinois GOP legislators, including Darin LaHood and Mary Miller, supported Mike Johnson's bid to become the new House speaker.

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School bus involved in three-vehicle accident in Peoria

No children were on the bus at the time, and one person was taken to a hospital with injuries.

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