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House approves expanded 72-hour wait for all guns
SPRINGFIELD - Some of the less-controversial proposals in Gov. Bruce Rauner's public safety package have begun to move t…
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Illinois becomes 37th state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
SPRINGFIELD - After hours of debate Wednesday night, the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution passed…
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Tazewell board hears sanctuary county request for legal gun owners
PEKIN - The Tazewell County Board requested its executive committee to discuss making Tazewell County a sanctuary county…
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Chesterton Academy in Peoria combines classical education with Catholic thought
PEORIA - The student approached the headmaster in the hallway with a question."Miss Palmer," said the headmaster with a …
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Peoria Women's Club looks to repair its 125-year-old home
PEORIA - Just over 125 years ago, workers laid the cornerstone for the Peoria Women's Club.In its original heyday, it wa…
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South Peoria man sentenced to 17 1/2 years for shooting another person
PEORIA - A Peoria man was sentenced Tuesday to 17 1/2 years in prison for shooting another man outside a South Peoria fo…
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Magnolia man accused of breaking infant's arm set for fall trial
LACON - A rural Magnolia man facing unrelated charges in both Marshall and Putnam counties was scheduled Wednesday to st…
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New Warehouse District studio aims to offer yoga for all
PEORIA - An unconventional yoga studio is opening at the edge of the Warehouse District.Soulside Healing Arts, 1311 SW A…
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Tuesday night shooting is sixth in less than a week
PEORIA - A 34-year-old man was shot in the abdomen late Tuesday night, the latest shooting in what has been an particula…
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Editorial: The limits of free speech
It is a tale of two limitations on free speech. The circumstances are different but they share the common lesson that ra…
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Illinois House sends governor bill raising teacher salaries
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House has sent the governor a measure raising public school...
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Metamora Lee Cabin to host open house
METAMORA - The Lee Log Cabin located in Black Partridge Park, Metamora, will be open for visits from 6:30 p.m. on Thursd…
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Dunlap student Ethan Smith spells two words right, but doesn't make finals
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dunlap seventh-grader Ethan Smith has been eliminated from the Scripps National Spelling Bee after th…
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Duo steals man's bike in South Peoria
PEORIA - A 19-year-old man told Peoria police two people stole his bicycle after they beat him up Tuesday afternoon in S…
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Dining Out: Ginger Asian Bistro goes beyond the usual Chinese carryout offerings
PEKIN - No matter the town, most of us have found that one no-frills Chinese carryout spot in a strip mall that we defau…
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