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Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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Morton crafts an ordinance regulating outdoor murals
MORTON - It may not be a work of art, but the village has an ordinance that regulates outdoor murals.Village Board trust…
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Darin LaHood honors candidates accepted by U.S. service academies
PEORIA - Justin McCabe is anxious to follow his brother, Joe, this summer to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.The…
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East Peoria man allegedly threatened homeless girl for sex
PEKIN - A 16-year-old girl submitted to sex with an East Peoria man to avoid "living out of the car again," charges alle…
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Eureka students to host grand opening of dog park
EUREKA - The city of Eureka is officially opening Eureka Lake Bark Park, the student-created dog park, at 6:30 p.m. Tues…
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All about Bertram's bass
PEORIA - Bertram has his own bass.Several people stepped forward, including a retired judge, to help purchase a double b…
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Multiple vehicles crash Sunday in backed-up traffic on I-74
EAST PEORIA - Traffic backed up for a semi crash on Interstate 74 Sunday afternoon led to a three-car collision between …
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PEORIA - The second season of "13 Reasons Why" is only giving area mental health providers more reasons to worry.Hult Ce…
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Two-car crash starts online and ends in North Valley
PEORIA - Two cars crashed Monday at the intersection of Northeast Adams Street and Spalding Avenue after an online agree…
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Peoria getting an additional federal prosecutor to tackle violent crime
PEORIA - Federal prosecutors in Peoria will be growing their numbers.The U.S. attorney's office for the Central District…
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Woodford County Sheriff's Office says missing girl is back home
EUREKA - A 16-year-old girl who had been missing since May 19 has been found and returned home, according to the Woodfor…
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Shell casings recovered after ShotSpotter alert
PEORIA - Five shell casings were recovered in the 700 block of West McClure Avenue Sunday night after a ShotSpotter aler…
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Police investigating gunshot at South Peoria store
PEORIA - Peoria police are investigating an incident at a South Peoria Dollar General store where a shot was fired in th…
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Wedding venue set for Peoria's Warehouse District
PEORIA - Have your wedding party in the Warehouse District. That's what Michelle Spurgeon has planned.Spurgeon, owner of…
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Editorial: Making America alone again
The White House got great news last week - 223,000 new jobs created in May, unemployment at 3.8 percent the lowest in al…
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Could virtual reality platform developed in Peoria revolutionize learning?
PEORIA - Education may be forever changed by a new virtual reality teaching platform created at Jump Simulation Center.E…
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