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Illinois Top 200 project tabs Obama, Black Hawk, others as state trailblazers
The nation's first African-American president heads the list of minority trailblazers selected in the Illinois Top 200 p…
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Someone to know: John Lupton, Lincoln handwriting expert
Why you should know him:John Lupton is an expert on Abraham Lincoln's handwriting. He's authenticated hundreds of docume…
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Two people shot, two suspects flee and suffer roll-over crash early Sunday
PEORIA - Two people were shot and two suspects ended up in custody after a fight at a Shell gas station on North MacArth…
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Brother, can you spare a cup of water?
Humanity depends on three critical threes: Without oxygen, most humans will die within three minutes; without water, lif…
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Illinois sent more than 350,000 soldiers to Europe during World War I
Artie Bennett, a Marine from Clinton, was cut down by a hail of bullets 100 years ago in a far-flung foreign field, givi…
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HOMES
Dear Monty: Is selling a home to rent a home a good idea?
Reader Question: I just turned 60 and own my two-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-car garage condo outright, and it's worth about $140,000. Condos in my area sell fast. Many people think it's a waste of money to rent when you can build...
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Familiar face named new Washington library director
WASHINGTON - Lexie Walsh didn't need to hit the ground running last month when she was named director of the Washington …
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Matter of Record
Marriage licensesPeoria CountyJordan R.W. Jones, 24; Natalie R. George, 23; both of Bloomington.Mark E. Davis, 47; Julie…
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Her resume reads: Caterpillar, Amazon, Peoria
PEORIA - Taking a job with the city of Peoria after working at Caterpillar Inc. and Amazon headquarters in Seattle might…
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Where Gov. Bruce Rauner and JB Pritzker stand on criminal justice issues
ROCKFORD - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner made criminal justice reform and driving down the number of people the state imp…
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Libertarian Kash Jackson discusses governor's race platform
PEORIA - When voters go to the polls Tuesday, Grayson "Kash" Jackson is betting the "extreme unpopularity" of the major-…
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