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Estimated $2,000 in Nike Jordans stolen from Central Peoria home
PEORIA - Approximately $2,000 worth of Nike Jordan shoes were stolen from a Central Peoria home Friday, according to a r…
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Peoria's military families head back to school with free supplies
PEORIA - Back 2 School Illinois and Operation Homefront offered Peoria's military families a helping hand by sending the…
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The Illinois State Fair keeps rollin' along
SPRINGFIELD - In the 200 years of Illinois' existence, 160 of them will have included the Illinois State Fair.The fair h…
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Unpopular among residents, Eureka solar farm hinges on county board vote
EUREKA - The front edge of a leafy field of soybeans defines the boundary between Eureka city and Woodford County land b…
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Farm and Food File: Checkbooks, guns, and baloney
The day U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the White House plan to spread $12 billion of taxpayer salv…
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Happening Today
Coloring for adults"Relax and Color" will be offered at 9:30 a.m. at Humana, 2601 W. Lake Ave., Peoria.Sign and singThe …
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A list of fundraising events in central Illinois
Whiskey Baron RunPEORIA - The 3rd annual Whiskey Baron Run and walk for Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation will be he…
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Random Acts of Kindness: Shopper with extra cash shares with seniors
On May 22, my husband and I were at Walmart on Allen Road. There was a lady in front of us talking to the clerk about ju…
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Word on the Street: Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth among preservation group's top legislators
An Illinois historic-preservation group has honored State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth for her legislative work in extending …
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Lincoln was the first president to make use of electronic mass media
FDR used the radio, JFK scored on TV and Donald Trump espouses on Twitter. But the first president to make effective use…
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Word on the Street: Who helps keep taxes down? Local media, researchers say
Forgive us for tooting our own horn, but it turns out that media serves not only as the guardian of democracy, but also …
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Word on the Street: El Paso and Minonk schools show why sharing helps
Probably one of the best issues Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration has taken on has been trying to slim down the multipl…
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Word on the Street: Hypocrisy abounds in state employee 'offshoring' debate
For decades, Illinois governors have "augmented" their staffs beyond the authorized number of hires.It's a not-entirely-…
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