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Morton moves would improve nursing services, increase instruction for ELL students
MORTON - Plans to improve nursing and medical services and increase instruction for English Language Learners in the Mor…
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Reaction to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Democrat: "Tonight, we saw the same reckless rhetoric that has been a signature of Donald Trump's …
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Senate Education Committee votes to increase statewide teacher minimum wage
SPRINGFIELD - The minimum wage for Illinois teachers has been stagnant for nearly 40 years, but a bill which passed the …
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Chicago business leaders: Illinois must cut budget, raise taxes
SPRINGFIELD - A combination of $8 billion in budget cuts and revenue increases over the next five years would turn aroun…
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'Tobacco 21' effort, over GOP objections, moves to Senate floor
SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would raise the minimum age to purchase cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vapes, chewing tobacco …
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Settlement reached in Pekin fatal malpractice suit
PEKIN - A settlement Friday night replaced the trial set to begin Monday alleging fatal malpractice after surgery by a P…
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EP council opens budget talks, hires new police chief
EAST PEORIA - A new half-cent sales tax increase enacted in 2018 helped ease the city's financial plight, but it won't …
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Peoria councilwoman looks to focus on affordable housing
PEORIA - Following her attendance at a housing conference in Washington, D.C., Denise Moore is ready to do a little buil…
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Peoria woman indicted in fatal hit and run accident
PEORIA - A Peoria woman was indicted Tuesday by a Peoria County grand jury for allegedly leaving the scene of a fatal hi…
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East Bluff man indicted in Dec. 26 fatal shooting
PEORIA - The man accused of committing the last homicide of 2018 was indicted Tuesday by a Peoria County grand jury.Love…
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Man reports hate crime after finding bacon outside synagogue
PEORIA - A man called police when he found several strips of bacon in front of the building that houses two Jewish congr…
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Trefzger's Bakery likely to remain closed for two weeks in wake of fire
PEORIA HEIGHTS - Trefzger's Bakery will be closed longer that originally expected.Hours after
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Luciano: One family says goodbye to 110-year-old while another plans 110th-birthday party
Dorie Snyder didn't seem 110 years old.To me, the East Peoria woman seemed decades younger. In August, at her 110th birt…
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Ice storms, flooding expected Tuesday night in and around Tri-County Area
What's next, a plague of locusts?The recent weird winter weather that's been affecting the Peoria area appeared ready to…
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Calls to Washington Fire Department continue to rise
WASHINGTON - The Washington fire station is one of the busiest places in town.
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