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Text messaging system could be used for crime alerts in Peoria
PEORIA - In the wake of a rash of armed robberies that have hit Central Peoria, one city councilman believes more inform…
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Peoria council to look at recycling options
PEORIA - The curb-versus-alley question will be raised a special meeting of the Peoria City Council next Tuesday.City Ma…
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EP council keeps roundabout and adds money for road repair
EAST PEORIA - The East Peoria City Council on Tuesday found a way to keep a roundabout at Camp Street and River Road in …
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Barbara Flynn Currie to get first Woman Legislator of the Year award
SPRINGFIELD - Barbara Flynn Currie will be the first recipient of the Woman Legislator of the Year award, which will als…
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Pekin officials hope new hotel makes city a destination
PEKIN - A Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce official expects the addition of a Hampton Inn this year will increase Pekin's …
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Rita Ali commands the field in Peoria City Council primary
PEORIA - Rita Ali dominated the results in the at-large Peoria City Council primary on Tuesday, pulling in more than twi…
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Woman, 60, robbed in front of her Central Peoria home
PEORIA - In what appears to be another in a series of armed robberies in Central Peoria since Feb. 6, a 60-year old woma…
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Accused of repeat road rage, West Peorian says he's just 'unlucky'
PEORIA - Though reported for road rage three times over four years, a West Peorian says he obeys traffic laws and believ…
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Illinois hospitals seek reform of Medicaid managed care system
SPRINGFIELD - Hospitals in Illinois are complaining that slow payments and unnecessary denial of claims from the state'…
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Princeville woman calls cops on ex-husband for 'tax fraud'
PRINCEVILLE - A Princeville mom called police on her ex-husband, alleging he inappropriately claimed their son as a depe…
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Nick in the AM: Naked, alleged burglar arrested in camper in Sen. Dave Koehler's yard
State Sen. Dave Koehler might have taken constituent service to a new level last weekend.Koehler helped police apprehend…
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Luciano: Killer Reinbold changes mind and withdraws bid for resentencing
William "The Hammer" Reinbold has withdrawn his legal bid to get out of prison early.Reinbold, serving a life sentence f…
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Former Dunlap teacher named to State Board of Education
PEORIA - A former Dunlap High School educator and Hult Health Education Center official has been named to the Illinois S…
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Nick in the AM: Peoria's Way Down Wanderers receiving plenty of national notice
Good morning, troops. It's Tuesday, Feb. 26.February is the shortest month, but it also might be the most momentous mont…
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