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Thursday, February 8, 2018
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Man hospitalized after shooting in Bartonville
BARTONVILLE - A 32-year-old man was taken to a local hospital after he was shot in the leg Wednesday night in an alterca…
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Bill extending medical marijuana to opioid users passes Illinois Senate committee
SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would allow people who have been prescribed opioids to apply for a temporary medical marijuana…
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Teen birth rates decline steeply in Tazewell, Peoria counties
PEKIN - As he's helped teach a special class to seventh-grade students at Pekin's Edison Junior High School, Principal B…
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Ouch ... Pekin loses physical game to Metamora
The Pekin girls basketball team's trip Tuesday night to Metamora can be summed up in one word.Painful.
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Illinois lawmakers criticize agency directors over Legionnaires outbreak
SPRINGFIELD - Concerns over poor communication by state agencies and accusations of executive staff of hiding the truth …
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Peoria held for shooting at car and attacking another man at a store
PEORIA - A South Peoria man was ordered held Wednesday on $150,000 bond for shooting at another person's car last month …
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Jammie bottoms the downfall for Peoria robbery suspect
PEORIA - Distinctive pajama bottoms led to the capture of a Peoria man who is accused of robbing a South Peoria Family D…
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Legionella bacteria found in Illinois Capitol Complex
SPRINGFIELD - Legionella bacteria has been found in the Capitol Complex, preliminary test results reveal.According to a …
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Peoria is not topping the flu charts - yet
PITTSBURGH - DoctorsReport.com, the new website and mobile app which provides access to data from almost one million doc…
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D.C. officials pan Trump's proposed grand military parade
WASHINGTON - The D.C. Council had a simple message on Twitter for President Donald Trump's proposed grand military parad…
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Officer wounded in fatal Peoria shooting released from hospital
PEORIA - The Peoria police officer who was shot last Thursday, allegedly by a man who had fled a traffic stop, has been …
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'Disney on Ice' animates favorite characters on skates at Carver Arena
PEORIA - Children and Disney fans of all ages will get five chances to catch all of their favorite characters on the ice…
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Peoria High's Coran Taylor, Dunlap's Charlie Mangieri sign to play Big Ten football
PEORIA - Several football players from the Journal Star area signed to play at the collegiate level on Wednesday.Peoria …
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George Shadid fondly remembered at funeral Mass
PEORIA - With hymn and prayer, the community laid George Shadid to rest Wednesday.The former police officer, sheriff and…
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Nick in the AM: Early and mail voting in Peoria County to be delayed
Peoria County voters who were planning to cast early ballots this week in the March primary election are going to have t…
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