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Tuesday, December 26, 2017
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Firefighters respond to fire in Bartonville on a bitter cold Christmas night
BARTONVILLE - A handful of people were displaced by a Christmas night fire in Bartonville.Shortly after 10 p.m., firefig…
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Christmas Eve fire destroys home but not the holiday for East Peoria family
EAST PEORIA - Jennica Finchum was standing in a neighbor's house on Christmas Eve. Her home had just gone up in flames. …
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Road crews say first snowstorm went well
PEORIA - The first snowfall of the year presented few problems, say the county's road czars, despite the holiday shoppin…
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Young son's Christmas wish takes the someday out of wedding
EUREKA - Katie Bond and Chad Keefer planned to get married someday, but their youngest son's Christmas wish convinced th…
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Christmas Fund: Morton woman's donation in mother's honor benefits those in need
MORTON - Peggy McFeeters of Morton has been making donations to the Journal Star's Christmas Fund program for about 20 y…
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East Bluff Christmas dinner shares the good cheer
PEORIA - Angel Gumms' plans for Christmas Day were not all that grand. She intended to bring some food and a few present…
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Christmas Fund update: December 26, 2017
Total for the day: $4,100In loving memory of my parents, Nyle and Grace Finch. Gloria Altorfer. $100.In loving memory of…
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Associated Press takes a look at what made Americans smile in 2017
MINNEAPOLIS - It wasn't all doom and gloom in 2017. The year was also filled with awe-inspiring moments that united us a…
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Judges to receive new assignments for 2018
PEORIA - The annual change of judicial assignments for 2018 has several judges remaining in their same assignments but a…
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First NHL goal for Tage Thompson completes path that included time in Peoria youth hockey
PEORIA - Tage Thompson scored his first NHL goal last week and in the same moment notched his place as a legend in the P…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheet for Dec. 25, 2017
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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Luciano: Readers share more Christmas memories
Christmas Day: the perfect time for more stories of the season.Recently, I asked readers to submit their favorite yuleti…
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Christmas Fund: East Peoria couple helping neighbors in need
EAST PEORIA - An East Peoria couple has dedicated their lives to helping out their neighbors.Robert and Janet Hiatt mana…
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Extra: Celebrating our Faith
Displays of our faith abound in central Illinois, from the vast diversity of our houses of worship to the ways we exerci…
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Shocking robbery: Peorian hoping to meet woman gets jolt from stun gun
PEORIA - A Peoria man told police he was shocked with a stun gun and robbed early Saturday at a North Peoria apartment a…
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