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Morton schools add contracted medical staff
MORTON - A plan to improve nursing and medical services in the Morton School District's six schools by adding medical st…
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Lawmaker puts the brakes on mileage tax proposal
SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would test a mileage tax for vehicles driving on state roads has been tabled, but that doesn't…
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EP could postpone roundabout to fix more streets
EAST PEORIA - The City Council is considering postponing construction of a roundabout at West Camp Street and River Road…
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Bill would make elected officials wear body cameras
ROCKFORD - All elected officials in Illinois would be required to wear body cameras while conducting public business if …
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Henry Mayor Doug Wilson planning to step down
HENRY - Henry will have a new mayor by the end of the year.Doug Wilson plans to resign from the post by then because he'…
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Q&A: 'Fixer Upper' Clint Harp on woodworking and fixing up homes
Clint Harp, a carpenter who is featured on HGTV's "Fixer Upper," joined staff writer Jura Koncius for The Washington Post's Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt.
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Man shot in the leg in North Valley
PEORIA - A man was shot in the leg on Tuesday afternoon in Peoria's North Valley, police said.The man, who was brought b…
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Colleen Callahan to head Illinois Department of Natural Resources
PEORIA - Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday named Colleen Callahan to be the next director of the Illinois Department of Natura…
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LISTEN: Aviv Ezra, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest
Aviv Ezra, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, chats with the Journal Star's Steve Tarter about Israel's relevance …
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Local governments recoup $450,000 from state debt-collection program
Some state tax filers might notice their refunds are a little lighter - if those filers also owe money to a local govern…
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Clubs at River City employee misuses company credit card at Menards
PEORIA - A Peoria health-club employee used a company credit card to buy about $4,000 in personal merchandise, police st…
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Armed robbers lock East Bluff pizzeria employee in stock room
PEORIA - An East Bluff pizza parlor was the target of two armed robbers early Monday, according to police.The apparent r…
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Governor signs measure to hike Illinois minimum wage to $15
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure gradually hiking the state's minimum wage to $…
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Woman taken to hospital after sustaining burns in Farmington house fire
FARMINGTON - A woman was transported to a Peoria hospital after she was burned during a house fire Tuesday morning in Fa…
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Free clinic addresses a growing need in Peoria
PEORIA - Poverty is not the only reason people visit Córdoba Healthcare, a free clinic in Peoria.This past Sunday a…
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Nick in the AM: Trefzger's Bakery in Peoria Heights reopens for business
After more than two weeks of idleness because of a fire, Trefzger's Bakery is back in business.The Peoria-area instituti…
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