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Monday, September 18, 2017
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Lettering works for Chelsie Tamms, designer of '100 Days in Peoria'
PEORIA - Chelsie Tamms believes in the power of the hand-written word. With her one-person agency, Lettering Works, the …
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Pekin fifth-grader's wall showcases 50 states' license plates
PEKIN - Ethan Cain has his own version of the license plate game. An interest in geography and a nudge from an uncle led…
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PPS to study move to year-round schools
PEORIA - With all schools set to be air-conditioned by 2019, Peoria Public Schools is getting serious about shortening t…
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U.S. warns that time is running out for peaceful solution with North Korea
NEW YORK - The Trump administration escalated its rhetoric against North Korea on Sunday, warning that time is running o…
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Washington sophomore calls students 'first responders' in crisis cases
WASHINGTON - Madie Adams lost a close friend and classmate Aug. 24 when a 16-year-old Washington Community High School s…
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Stark board hears requests for raises while facing financial shortfall
TOULON - Even as Stark County Board members face a potential year-end financial crisis in the Sheriff's Office, they're …
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Word on the Street: Outgoing poet laureate heartened by public's passion
State government has earned a reputation the last couple decades as managing to screw up anything it touches.One thing i…
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Farm and Food File: Commodity agriculture's dark 'green' future
A generation ago, GMO sounded like the name of an American muscle car, a text was what the preacher based his Sunday ser…
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Sunday Peoria house fire investigated as arson
PEORIA - Arson is suspected in a fire that caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to a vacant house at 1614 S. Westmorela…
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Intruder clad only in underpants beats up two victims, steals $250
PEORIA - An intruder clad only in boxer shorts attacked a 62-year-old disabled woman and beat up a 74-year-old relative …
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Police struggle to find witnesses to bloody fight scene
PEORIA - Police were unable to get to the bottom of an apparent fight Saturday that left blood on pavement and cars, plu…
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Mob of women beat up pair of victims in Peoria
PEORIA - A mob of women, some toting baseball bats, attacked two women at an apartment complex Friday night, police said…
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Stray gunshot plugs pedestrian in big toe
PEORIA - A Peoria man walking Friday night in South Peoria heard a pop and soon realized he had been shot in the foot, p…
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Police: Man throws barbecued meat and causes trouble at family cookout
PEORIA - Police are looking for a man who allegedly threw barbecued meat and broke a window at a family gathering.
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North Korea may copy Nazi Germany if total oil ban takes effect
HONG KONG- As the U.S. and its allies look to impose even stricter measures against North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un coul…
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