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Eminian: Lesson learned for Chiefs pitcher Williams after drawing 7-day team suspension
PEORIA - Ronnie Williams went through a teachable moment, although it technically lasted a week.Chiefs manager Chris Swa…
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A loss of NEA funding would impact central Illinois
PEORIA - Joan Root Ericksen is angry.President Donald Trump's proposal to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts an…
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Washington woman allegedly stabbed mother to death
A Washington woman is accused of plotting to kill her mother before stabbing her to death at a forest preserve in McLean…
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ANDERSON: Community discussions on news literacy, fake news continue Monday
The Journal Star series of community discussions about news literacy continues at 6 p.m. Monday at Peoria Public Library…
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The long goodbye? Three more shows for Conklin Players at Five Points Washington
WASHINGTON - Conklin Players will finish out the year with three more performances at Five Points Washington, and after …
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Daylong event will celebrate the original art in Wildlife Prairie Park
HANNA CITY - Most people know Wildlife Prairie Park as a place to see and learn about animals indigenous to central Illi…
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Train-vehicle crashes on decline despite tragic month
Seven deaths in less than a month involving train-vehicle collisions across central Illinois were tragic exceptions to c…
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Luciano: A corny baseball dream comes true
As a kid, I dreamed of stepping onto a professional baseball field amid the cheers of thousands of fans.In that fantasy,…
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Illinois OKs end of landlines, but FCC approval required
An AT&T-backed bill to end traditional landline phone service in Illinois is now the law of the land.Overriding Gov. Bru…
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Fire causes $25,000 in damage to Pekin apartment complex
PEKIN - An apartment complex in Pekin caught fire in the early hours of Friday morning, sending one person to the hospit…
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