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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
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In the 'Show-Me State,' one city appends 'Totality' for eclipse event
COLUMBIA, MO. - "Show Me Totality" T-shirts are just some of the signs of the solar eclipse experienced Monday in this M…
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Brimfield teacher named finalist for state teacher of the year
BRIMFIELD - Erin Miller had to admit her twentieth year of teaching got off to an unusual start.First, there was jugglin…
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Clouds break for just seconds in Carbondale
CARBONDALE - Thousands of people traveled from across the country to Carbondale for Eclipse Day on Monday for music, sci…
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Chiefs can't eclipse LumberKings in 7-6 loss that is solar-powered
PEORIA - The Peoria Chiefs hoped to be solar-powered Monday, but in the end they were eclipsed by the Clinton LumberKing…
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Metal, a cappella shows push Grandstand to record sales
An a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, and a heavy-metal band from Las Vegas pushed this year's Illinois State Fair …
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40 Illinois Army National Guard members deploying to Afghanistan
PEORIA - Forty members of the Illinois Army National Guard are to deploy to Afghanistan for up to one year, the state an…
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Luciano: Last total eclipse over Peoria? Party like it's 1869!
Carbondale gets all the good eclipses.Not only was the 'Dale smack-dab in the center of Monday's eclipse, but it also wi…
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Hundreds gather at the museum to glimpse partial eclipse
PEORIA - By 1:12 p.m., the inside of the Peoria Riverfront Museum was virtually empty. Even the museum employees had lef…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheet for Aug. 21, 2017
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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Nick in the AM: Where are you watching the eclipse?
Good morning, troops. It's Monday, Aug. 21.It's the day for which we've been waiting for more than 38 years. Well, maybe…
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Farm and Food File: We need to talk
It's August and that means much of Congress is, literally, either out of session, out of the country or out to lunch. Th…
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Area clergy hope frank discussions will begin healing
PEORIA - A group of area clergy on Sunday joined a chorus of religious and civic leaders who have denounced what they se…
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Word on the Street: Enough delaying. Give Bill Brady his title already.
Just under two months ago, Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno said she would be resigning at the start …
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