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Morton opens doors for brew pubs, craft breweries
MORTON - Beer drinkers who would like to see brew pubs and craft breweries open in the village got good news Monday.An o…
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Southern Illinois seeks funding for campuses, highway expansion
SPRINGFIELD - Local officials from southern Illinois told state lawmakers Monday their highest priorities in a hoped-for…
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Police seek help in finding suspects for Verizon store robbery
PEORIA - Hoping to get more information, Peoria police have released pictures from a video surveillance camera from a No…
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Man reportedly found with stab wounds at Peoria fire
PEORIA - A man was taken to the hospital Monday evening after he was found suffering from reported stab wounds.At 5:24 p…
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Meeting to tackle Peoria recycling pickup issues
PEORIA - The question on where recycling materials belong in older neighborhoods of the city may get settled at a specia…
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The household items everyone should have before turning 30
When Scott Roewer, founder of the Organizing Agency, finished his master's in education in 2000, his parents asked him what he wanted as a graduation gift.His response: real silverware.
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Scott Robbins: From death's door to three radio shows a day
PEORIA - It's probably nothing short of amazing Scott Robbins is able to talk, let alone work on three different radio t…
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Pritzker praises social service groups, anti-poverty efforts in Peoria visit
PEORIA - Gov. JB Pritzker highlighted the need to improve conditions for social service agencies throughout the state du…
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Walgreens clerk stops booze thief with 'large bulge' in pants in West Peoria
WEST PEORIA - A Walgreens employee stopped a would-be booze thief after noticing "an obviously large bulge" in his pants…
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Police confiscate shell casing put into school's fundraising jar in Brimfield
BRIMFIELD - Amid money stuffed into a fund-raising jar, Brimfield High School staffers found an alarming donation:An emp…
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WTVP begins search for new, Peoria-based CEO
PEORIA - Peoria's public television station is looking for a new president and chief executive officer.Moss Bresnahan, w…
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Son ends argument by firing bullet at dad in Central Peoria
PEORIA - After exchanging words and blows with his father, a 22-year-old ended an argument Saturday by firing a shot at …
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Nick in the AM: Mattress Liquidators moving to old Bergner's Grand Prairie site
The building that housed the shuttered Bergner's department store at The Shoppes at Grand Prairie is receiving a new ten…
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MEG agents arrest man on firearms charges
PEORIA - Agents with the Peoria Multi-County Narcotics Enforcement Group arrested a man on weapons charges Monday mornin…
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State launches website to help treat gambling addiction
The state's Department of Human Services has launched a website to help individuals struggling with gambling disorders s…
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Nick in the AM: Mother and son arrested, $24,000 seized in Kewanee drug bust
A raid last weekend at a Kewanee house resulted in three arrests and seizure of illicit drugs and about $24,000 in cash,…
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