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Dunlap School Board members tangle over law firm and Trump signs
DUNLAP -The split among Dunlap School District board members that erupted over the sudden, unexplained departure of form…
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No roundabout at Willow Knolls-Allen intersection
PEORIA - The public has spoken: There won't be a roundabout at the intersection of Willow Knolls Drive and Allen Road."A…
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Peoria's Police Week remembers past and honors present
PEORIA - The annual Police Week ceremonies for the Peoria Police Department on Wednesday juxtaposed the sorrow and loss …
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Illinois considers changing gun transfer rules after Waffle House shooting
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Wednesday advanced new rules about the transfer of firearms in response to the mass…
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Bernard Schoenburg: Rauner falsely claims no buyer for already open car plant
Gov. Bruce Rauner again falsely said in an appearance in Chicago last week that no auto company would take over the form…
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Eastbound Murray Baker Bridge traffic was halted by spilled hog carcasses
PEORIA - Hog carcasses and byproducts spilled from a semi onto the Murray Baker Bridge late Wednesday afternoon, slowing…
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Cedar House restaurant in Chillicothe closes
CHILLICOTHE - After a short stint in operation, Cedar House, 223 W. Cedar St., has closed.Restaurateurs Wally and Nathen…
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Former East Peoria interim fire chief John Knapp renamed interim chief
EAST PEORIA - John Knapp was sworn in Wednesday morning as the interim chief of the East Peoria Fire Department.Again.
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Bradley students work with astronauts on new NASA spacesuit design
PEORIA - When a group of Bradley University students arrive in Houston next week to test their design for an evolving t…
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Acquisition expands central Illinois Caterpillar dealer north and into a fourth state
EAST PEORIA - The exclusive dealer for Caterpillar machinery in central Illinois has expanded its territory with the acq…
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North Valley man charged with drug-induced homicide
PEORIA - A Peoria man was ordered held on $200,000 bond for allegedly supplying drugs to a man who later died of an appa…
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Bill easing sale of Hanna City Work Camp heads to Gov. Rauner's desk
SPRINGFIELD - Peoria County is just one signature away from being able to sell the Hanna City Work Camp.Legislation int…
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Editorial: Wanna bet on the game?
It would be wrong to say the U.S. Supreme Court has legalized sports gambling in America. What it has done, with its 6-3…
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Growing concerns: A listing of upcoming meetings and sales for area garden clubs
Growing and using herbsWoodford County Master Gardeners are offering a free class on how to grow, preserve and use culin…
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Peoria Audubon Society opens two nature preserves to public
BRIMFIELD - Two properties recently identified as regional birding hotspots are now open to the public under the auspice…
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