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Peoria Police seek public's help in solving attempted robbery
PEORIA - Police are asking for help in solving an attempted robbery on Thursday.The incident occurred at about 3 p.m. Th…
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'She would help anyone': Shooting victim's friend recalls her life
PEORIA - Brittany Hearton can't stop the events from two days ago from replaying in her head.She was awoken to the sound…
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Victim couldn't resist street life, mother laments
MORTON - Melissa Chavez wants people to know she tried.She tried to convince her son, Michael Shipley, to leave the stre…
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GOP leader with "storied history" to speak at Stark County Lincoln lunch
TOULON - A prominent Illinois Republican leader with extensive experience in government and politics will be the keynote…
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Stark County appoints new engineer
TOULON - New part-time Stark County engineer Dale Nobel had already hit the ground running in that position by working a…
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Direct-to-consumer brands shake up home renovation
In the direct-to-consumer product revolution, all it takes is a few swipes and taps to get house plants, comforters and mattress samples delivered from your Instagram feed directly to your front door. Now two start-ups are vying to turn one of...
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Trefzger's Bakery plans to reopen next week
PEORIA HEIGHTS - Trefzger's Bakery plans to reopen next week after being closed since a Feb. 3 fire."We are so very exci…
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East Bluff man sentenced to 18 years for child porn
PEORIA - An East Bluff man and prior sex offender was sentenced to 18 years in prison Thursday for possessing several im…
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Peoria police, U.S. Marshals arrest Michigan man on fugitive warrant
PEORIA - Members of the Peoria Police Department Target Offender Unit in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Tas…
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Gunman kills 5 people, wounds 5 police at Aurora plant
AURORA, Ill. (AP) - A gunman opened fire at a manufacturing plant in suburban Chicago on Friday, killing five people and…
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Victims identified in Galesburg house fire that killed man, 3-year-old girl
GALESBURG - Charlotte Sickles celebrated her third birthday Monday.She died in a house fire early Wednesday with her fat…
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With Amazon investment, analyst calls Rivian 'serious competition' for Tesla
NORMAL - For Normal Mayor Chris Koos, Amazon's investment in Rivian is another sign that the community was right to bet …
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Almost $1,500 in electronics gear stolen from locker at Landmark
PEORIA - A man reported someone stole almost $1,500 in electronics equipment from his locker at a Central Peoria health …
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Thieves take more than $2,000 in merchandise from Peoria Victoria's Secret
PEORIA -- Thieves apparently took most of the merchandise that adorned a front table of a Northwoods Mall lingerie store…
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Part vaudeville, part circus, 'Pretty Things Peepshow' hits Peoria Feb. 28
PEORIA - "The Pretty Things Peepshow" 10-year anniversary tour will be presented at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Contemporary A…
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Authorities say victim contacted police hours before Thursday murder-suicide
PEORIA - The woman killed during an apparent murder-suicide Thursday morning in South Peoria contacted police seven hour…
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