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Man stabbed Tuesday evening in Peoria; injuries not believed life-threatening
PEORIA - A man was stabbed Tuesday evening in a residential area of South Peoria, police said.Peoria police were called …
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Bill giving cities control over assault weapons rules passes Illinois Senate committee
SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would give municipalities exclusive authority to regulate the possession of assault weapons cl…
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Morton will spend $1.3 million for summer work at schools
MORTON - School Board members Tuesday approved the low bid of $1,325,900 for health/life safety and other projects this …
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For Rivermen veteran Pszenyczny, hockey 'is a way of life'
PEORIA - Dave Pszenyczny turned in a career year for the Peoria Rivermen this season.And at age 33, no less, one of the …
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IRS gives taxpayers extra day to file after website issues
Americans are getting an extra day to file their taxes after key elements of the IRS website crashed on deadline day.The…
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Peoria council approves garbage contract with PDC by 10-1 margin
PEORIA - Peoria City Council members approved a contract with PDC Services to handle the garbage service along with pick…
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Reward posted for 'coldblooded' Minnesota woman accused of killing husband, her Fla. look-alike
MINNEAPOLIS - Federal authorities on Tuesday dangled a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a…
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One of the solar system's early planets didn't survive, but its diamonds are now on Earth
Scientists have found the first hard evidence of a large and ancient protoplanet embedded in extraterrestrial diamonds t…
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NYC removes statue of doctor who experimented on slaves
NEW YORK (AP) - A bronze statue of a 19th century doctor who did experimental surgery without anesthesia on enslaved Afr…
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Tracking the river: Mississippi model may help save coast
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Scientists working on new ways to battle the erosion that threatens Louisiana's coastline have a…
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Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer win hailed as 'big for music'
NEW YORK (AP) - The decision to award rapper Kendrick Lamar the Pulitzer Prize for music represents a historic moment fo…
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Trump says US and NKorea talking at 'extremely high levels'
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. and North Korea are holding direct talks at &q…
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Starbucks to close stores for an afternoon for bias training
NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks, moving swiftly to confront a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one …
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Fox News: Sean Hannity has our full support
NEW YORK (AP) - Fox News Channel said Tuesday that it was as surprised as anyone to learn that Sean Hannity shared a law…
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Stormy Daniels' big reveal: sketch of man who threatened her
WASHINGTON (AP) - Stormy Daniels injected fresh mystery into the sensational story of the president, the fixer and the p…
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