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Monday, April 30, 2018
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Man found dead after house fire on South Shelley Street
PEORIA - One man was found dead Sunday night in a house that caught fire in South Peoria, according to the Peoria Fire D…
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Nominations sought for Washington High School's inaugural Hall of Fame class
WASHINGTON - Washington Community High School has a Hall of Fame.Nobody has been inducted, but that will change this fal…
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Resurfacing of Route 24 in Bartonville begins Monday
BARTONVILLE - Paving work will begin Monday on U.S. Route 24 from Pfeiffer Road in Bartonville to Illinois Route 9 and o…
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Morton man pleads guilty in DUI death
PEKIN - A Morton man will likely go to prison for driving drunk in a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Tazewell County…
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Third time not a charm as Rivermen lose SPHL President's Cup finale to Havoc
PEORIA - The Peoria Rivermen had everything right where they wanted it Sunday, but ended up in a place they didn't want …
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Medicaid managed-care reboot pinching pharmacies, advocates say
SPRINGFIELD - Drastic cuts in what Illinois pharmacies are paid for filling Medicaid patients' prescriptions will cause …
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Washington restaurant emerges from whirlwind of ownership changes
WASHINGTON - Misty Kaufman has been a restaurant server for 28 years. Her fiance Agim Bekteshi has been a chef for 30 ye…
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Luciano: In elegy for Bergner's, customers are 'sad to see it closing'
As Bergner's stores prepare to close for good, readers are sharing generations of memories. This is the second of two pa…
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The Great Migration brought more than 500,000 blacks to Illinois
Victory Bell can still remember the night when he boarded the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans in Durant,…
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Farm and Food File: Might over right
One of the clearest memories I have as a second grade student is looking north from my classroom windows nearly everyday…
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Word on the Street: Mike Madigan looms large in state GOP's election strategy
Illinois Republicans apparently plan to run the anti-Madigan playbook in more than the gubernatorial and General Assembl…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheet for April 29, 2018
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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Bradley students mix new and retro technology in project showcase
PEORIA - Virtual reality snowballs were thrown and cows were "cattlepulted" inside the Riverfront Museum Saturday.Studen…
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These boxes are a billion-dollar industry of homesickness for Filipinos overseas
LOS ANGELES - About three hours before Philippines Flight 302 leaves for Manila from LAX, the boxes begin to spill onto …
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Enjoying leftovers: Sheriffs feed inmates, keep extra cash
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - In Alabama, the less sheriffs spend on feeding inmates, the more money they get to put in their …
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