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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
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Ex-Washington administrator: Make sure sales tax increase is used for roads
WASHINGTON - City officials took their first step Monday toward raising the city's portion of Washington's sales tax fro…
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No arrests made in teen fights Saturday at Northwoods Mall
PEORIA - No arrests have been made after fighting teenagers caused Northwoods Mall to close early Saturday night.The fig…
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South Peoria fire causes residents to relocate
PEORIA - Half a dozen people were forced to relocate Monday after their South Peoria home caught fire.The Peoria Fire De…
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Exhibit at UICOMP celebrates African-American surgeons
PEORIA - "Opening Doors" is more than the title of a national traveling exhibit on African-American academic surgeons op…
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Eminian: An epic relief outing that saved the Rivermen's weekend
PEORIA - Thank you, Mason Pulde.The Peoria Rivermen backup goaltender provided a light-edged relief to a weekend that se…
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House passes bill to rename Pekin post office for fallen Marine
PEKIN - A bill to rename the post office at 514 Broadway St. in Pekin as the "Lance Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post Offi…
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Former Pekin man shot in Christmas trespassing pleads guilty to theft charges
PEKIN - Casey Rice robbed a bank and was shot by a man whose house he entered. He faced five more felony charges in a Ta…
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Peoria area school superintendents discuss school safety
PEORIA - Tougher gun-control laws didn't come up. Arming teachers rated only a brief mention.Instead, area school superi…
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Jeanne Ives says Illinois must change its profligate ways
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles detailing the backgrounds and positions of candidates for gove…
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Tony La Russa coming to Chiefs game on May 5
PEORIA - Tony La Russa will be part of the Peoria Chiefs lineup on May 5 at Dozer Park.The Midwest League team has partn…
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Endorsement: Rauner for governor, Republicans
Bruce Rauner got this newspaper's endorsement for Illinois governor in the 2014 general election by promising to interru…
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'The Block' to offer new features for Peoria's Warehouse District
PEORIA - The latest addition to the Warehouse District, unlike past developments, won't include any residential units."T…
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Bob Lehnhausen, mayor who brought change to Peoria, dies at 98
PEORIA - Former city Mayor Robert Lehnhausen, whose single term leading the city set the stage for major changes in Peor…
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Lawsuit alleges Metamora school not correcting racist bullying
PEORIA - The family of a black student at Metamora Township High School has filed suit in federal court, claiming the di…
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Jordan brand shoes taken at gunpoint in Central Peoria
PEORIA - A man was robbed at gunpoint in Central Peoria on Saturday and lost his shoes, police said.According to a polic…
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