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Thursday, January 24, 2019
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Man shot in South Peoria
PEORIA - A man was shot late Thursday night in South Peoria.Details were few. An official at the Peoria Police Departmen…
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Federal prison worker discusses shutdown
PEKIN - The ongoing government shutdown has lowered morale and caused some to consider quitting their jobs at Pekin's fe…
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Pritzker signs executive order joining the U.S. Climate Alliance
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed an executive order for Illinois to join the U.S. Climate Alliance.The…
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State works with banks to offer low-cost loans to federal workers
SPRINGFIELD - Furloughed federal workers in Illinois may be able to obtain low-cost loans to tide them over, Gov. JB Pri…
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Stark County tabs retired Kewanee engineer as likely new county engineer
TOULON - The Stark County Board has tentatively chosen recently retired Kewanee city engineer Dale Nobel of rural Toulon…
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Advocate for Washington tornado victims charged with retail theft
WASHINGTON - A candidate for the Washington Community High School board has been charged with retail theft, according to…
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Number of women in Illinois Legislature inches higher
Running for the Illinois Senate wasn't on Ann Gillespie's radar.The Democrat from Arlington Heights said she thought peo…
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Bond in fatal hit and run set at $25,000
PEORIA - Bond for a Peoria woman accused of leaving the scene of a fatal hit and run early Sunday morning was set at $25…
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Missing Purple Heart returning to Morton after a 20-year mystery detour
MORTON - After a 20-year search, a Purple Heart is coming home.Thursday, at a ceremony at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post …
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Toxicology results for semi driver who collided with Normal West bus were negative, coroner said
PEORIA - Toxicology results for an Iowa man who was behind the wheel of a semi that collided head-on with a bus containi…
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LISTEN: Peoria City Council candidate Kevin Sibley
Kevin Sibley joins Journal Star executive editor Dennis Anderson and associate editor Chris Kaergard to talk about his c…
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Tiny puppy snatched from home outside Peoria
PEORIA - A tiny puppy was stolen from a South Peoria home west of city limits, police said.On Jan. 13, a husband and wif…
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David vs. Goliath? Peoria company suing Wendy's over sauce
PEORIA - In what a lawyer dubs a case of "David vs. Goliath," a Peoria sauce-maker is suing the Wendy's hamburger chain …
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What's with the new Washington police station lobby phone?
WASHINGTON - There's a nondescript phone and sign on a wall in the lobby of the Washington police station.Nondescript, b…
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OSF hosts free workshop on bullying
PEORIA - OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois is hosting "A Parent's Guide to Bullying" from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.…
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