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Tuesday, January 8, 2019
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Police seek help in finding missing 80-year-old man
PEORIA - The public is asked to help the Peoria Police Department locate a missing 80-year-old man.John F. Arbuckle is b…
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More written warnings, community contacts please Washington police chief
WASHINGTON -- Police Chief Mike McCoy is pleased with the numbers in his department's year-end report, which he presente…
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Wife of Normal West volunteer killed in interstate crash sues semi driver
PEORIA - The wife of a Normal West Community High School volunteer killed last month during a horrific bus accident on I…
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Man pleads guilty to shooting ex-girlfriend
PEORIA - A Central Peoria pleaded guilty Monday to shooting his ex-girlfriend in late 2017.Carlos D. Williams, 22, of 24…
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Lawmaker says state can't afford gas tax
SPRINGFIELD - A Chicago-area lawmaker said Monday the state can't afford a gas tax increase, calling it "predatory" towa…
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Pritzker seeks higher salaries to attract top cabinet talent
SPRINGFIELD - Before handing power to a new set of legislators, the current Illinois General Assembly will consider 15 p…
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Longtime lawmaker Lou Lang resigns House seat
SPRINGFIELD - Long-serving state Rep. Lou Lang said Monday he is resigning to become a lobbyist.Lang, a Democrat from Sk…
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Peoria will consider raising video gaming fees
PEORIA - The City Council will look closer at businesses that offer video gaming and consider doubling fees for taverns …
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Man imprisoned for East Peoria drug store robbery
PEKIN - An Indiana man will serve a 16-year prison term for his role in robbing an East Peoria drug store of prescriptio…
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Man gets 15 years for attacking couple in their EP home
PEKIN - A Peoria man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for attacking an older couple in their East Peoria home …
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Police fire pepper balls to disperse unruly youths in Central Peoria
PEORIA - Police fired pepper balls to disperse an unruly throng of dangerous juveniles in Central Peoria, according to a…
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LISTEN: Peoria City Council candidate Aaron Chess
Aaron Chess chats with Journal Star executive editor Dennis Anderson and associate editor Chris Kaergard about his candi…
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Denied ride, man stabs friend's tires in Central Peoria
PEORIA - Turned down on a request for a lift, a man drew a knife and punctured two car tires on a friend's car, police s…
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Central Illinoisans detail impact of government shutdown on their lives
PEORIA - The ongoing, partial shutdown of the federal government has a scientific cost and a human one, U.S. Sen. Dick D…
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Peoria man helps himself to tip jar and blows money on cheap stogies
PEORIA - Police tracked down a man who swiped tips from a sandwich shop, but he had already blown the money on cheap cig…
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