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Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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Editorial: Support legislation to halt newsprint tariffs
Tariffs should be done in a smart, thoughtful manner with the goal of helping the largest number of companies possible.T…
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Peoria council faces another budget shortfall
PEORIA - It didn't take long for budget problems to take center stage - again - before the Peoria City Council.The quart…
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Two men charged with home invasion in Lacon
LACON - Two Marshall County men have been accused of breaking into a Lacon home and threatening two people with a knife.…
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Peoria Community Against Violence starts over with independence
PEORIA - The Peoria Community Against Violence took its first step toward independence Tuesday by electing members to th…
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Morton board lists junior high projects, talks about new high school
MORTON - School Board members Tuesday agreed to a long-term vision and a short-term plan for facilities in the K-12 dist…
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ICC works on workforce development
PEORIA - By July, Illinois Central College will have placed 15 students in a newly revamped apprenticeship for industria…
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Pekin felon's path through courts ends in prison term
PEKIN - Over the past four years, Joshua Haynes of Pekin entered five guilty pleas to several crimes and withdrew four o…
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Michael Madigan denies retaliating against Democratic lawmaker
SPRINGFIELD - House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday denied retaliating against state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, f…
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Lacon man sent to prison, father charged with bribery
LACON - A Lacon man was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for beating a friend unconscious, and his father was a…
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WCBU, Peoria's public radio station, sending out warning signals?
PEORIA - When Jobst Hall is razed next year, the public radio station that's been on the Bradley University campus since…
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Peoria County advances 1/2 percent sales tax referendum for road repairs
PEORIA - Voters in Peoria County are likely to be asked this fall whether to raise the sales tax one-half percentage poi…
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Rivian plans November debut for electric off-road vehicles to be made in Normal
NORMAL - The secretive start-up automotive company that bought the former Mitsubishi Motors plant in the Twin Cities wil…
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Peoria public works open house set for Thursday
PEORIA - The annual open house of the city's Public Works Department will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, 3505 N. Dries La…
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Dig It: A tale of two honeysuckle vines
Vines add vertical beauty to a garden. Fast growing honeysuckle vines are easy to grow. Their intoxicatingly wonderful f…
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Ameren Illinois launches smart thermostat discount program
PEORIA - An energy-efficiency initiative for Ameren Illinois customers will make up to 300,000 smart thermostats availab…
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