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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
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Dunlap's search for new superintendent off to a rocky start
PEORIA - For the second time in a week, the Dunlap School Board had to make an abrupt move from one meeting place to ano…
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Family, friends stand up for Peoria homicide victim Terry Linwood Jr.
PEORIA - It's bittersweet.On one hand, the large crowd that gathered to remember slaying victim Terry Linwood Jr., at Tu…
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Peoria Rivermen booster club's ex-treasurer arrested
PEORIA - The former treasurer of the Peoria Rivermen's Captain's Booster Club was arrested Monday night for allegedly st…
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Jim Thome, Mike Matheny double up for a baseball fundraiser in Peoria
PEORIA - Jim Thome went to the Baseball Hall of Fame twice - to deliver baseballs from his 500th and 600th home runs.He …
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Stormwater utility costs dominate Peoria council meeting
PEORIA - Costs associated with the city's stormwater utility tax that goes into effect next June started to come into fo…
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Fulton County head-on collision kills one driver; other flown to St. Francis
LEWISTOWN - One driver was killed and the other was injured in a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Route 24 ne…
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Peoria County committee approves vote changing auditor post
PEORIA - Voters in the March primary are likely to be asked whether or not to make the Peoria County auditor an appoint…
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Midwest Food Bank embarks on expansion campaign
PEORIA - Drawing from the organizational mantra to "bridge the gap between prosperity and poverty," Midwest Food Bank in…
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Greater Peoria Farm Show mixes new tech and tradition
PEORIA - The Greater Peoria Farm Show has a pedigree developed over more than three decades to include one particular su…
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Petition urges Saturday bus service in Pekin
PEKIN - A Pekin woman's efforts may prompt the city to add public bus service on Saturdays.That lack of service "hadn't …
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Stuff-A-Bus campaign raises 10 tons of food
PEORIA - The Stuff-A-Bus food drive raised more than 10 tons of food this year to benefit the Peoria Friendship House of…
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Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez to retire after 13 House terms
CHICAGO (AP) - Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois, a Democratic party leader on efforts to overhaul the nation's immigratio…
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Why do Americans fawn over British royalty?
If you thought Kate Middleton's 2011 marriage to Prince William was a media bonanza, get ready for round two.With Prince…
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Luciano: Charles Manson letters headed to Springfield presidential library
Rambunctious and otherwise, readers have offered reams of remarkable advice regarding my Charles Manson letters.Last wee…
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Tensions escalate as North Korea launches long-range ICBM
WASHINGTON (AP) - North Korea abruptly ended a 10-week pause in its weapons testing Tuesday by launching what the Pentag…
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