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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
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Illinois River could flood in Peoria area by the weekend
The Illinois River will rise about 10 feet and threaten to flood its Peoria-area banks by the weekend, a National Weathe…
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Washington will increase sales tax to pay for road repairs
WASHINGTON - The sales tax in Washington will increase from 8 to 8.5 percent.The increase will be caused by an increase …
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Madigan parts ways with second operative after female lawmaker alleges 'abuse of power'
For the second time in a week, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has parted ways with a top lieutenant in his Democ…
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Cheri Bustos tapped for panel to fight harassment on Democratic campaigns
PEORIA - U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos is one of a trio of Democratic women charged with tackling ways to "change the culture o…
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth exhorts Peoria Democrats to stay active
PEORIA - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth brought words of praise with her for volunteers and activists Monday night, and a sim…
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Eminian: Emotional return for Rivermen legend Bruce; an arena crisis in Pensacola, and an FHL team hiding in the SPHL
PEORIA - It took nearly 30 years, but David Bruce finally made it back to Carver Arena.He scored 64 goals in 60 games an…
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U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos looks for solutions to teacher shortage
PEORIA - With Peoria Public Schools posting the third highest number of teaching vacancies in the state in a recent surv…
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DuWayne Brooks, former Monmouth mayoral candidate, Bradley faculty member, dies
MONMOUTH - DuWayne Brooks, a Monmouth mayoral candidate, musician, prominent community member, Vietnam War veteran and f…
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Daylong Peoria event in April to help those with addiction issues
PEORIA - To combat the ongoing heroin epidemic, local police will join recovery experts, politicians and others for an a…
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Washington firm to make chimes for Flight 93 monument
WASHINGTON - A Washington business was chosen by the National Park Service to manufacture a portion of the Tower of Voic…
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Reward increased in Oquawka cat killing
OQUAWKA - A national animal rights group has added to a reward fund for information leading to the arrest of those respo…
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Endorsement: Tazewell County clerk
What anyone should want from their county clerk is someone who can competently run elections, hand out marriage licenses…
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BOYS SWIMMING SECTIONALS: Dragons state their case, break school records
What a day it was Saturday for the Pekin co-op boys swimming and diving team.
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Man who tried to ram Peoria airport might have boarded empty plane
PEORIA - A man who tried to ram a car into the Peoria international airport terminal last weekend has been released from…
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Peoria mom locks car with keys and kid inside
DUNLAP - A Peoria woman called for help after locking her car with her keys and child inside it, police said.The 24-year…
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