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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
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Morton School District drops capital campaign idea
MORTON - The Morton School District will not explore establishing a capital campaign that would help pay for future faci…
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Peoria councilman says votes are there for Portillo's compromise
PEORIA - Looks like the Great Peoria Portillo's Saga of 2018 might have a happy ending after all.A tentative deal appear…
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East Peoria council approves police contract 3-2
EAST PEORIA - The East Peoria City Council approved on second reading Tuesday a three-year contract with its police unio…
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Lawmakers unanimous in passing sex harassment legislation
Illinois lawmakers moved quickly Tuesday to address the issue of sexual harassment in the halls of government that has d…
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House 1 vote shy of override on Rauner's right-to-work veto
SPRTINGFIELD - For the second time, the House failed by one vote to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a bill that pro…
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Court rules state wrong to suspend AFSCME step increases
SPRINGFIELD - A state appeals court ruled Monday that the Rauner administration violated state law when it stopped award…
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Gov. Rauner sees promise in Israeli trade mission
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois has what it takes to attract overseas investors, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Tuesday, while repeating …
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Peoria agency resumes anti-abuse program for children
PEORIA - Jose and Cortez grew up in a home where verbal and physical abuse toward their mother was commonplace - and the…
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Christmas trespassers in East Peoria plead guilty
PEKIN - Casey Rice got shot in the shoulder when he trespassed in an East Peoria man's home last Christmas morning, a mo…
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Caterpillar's revenue rebound expected to continue in 2018 and beyond
CHICAGO - Executives at Caterpillar Inc. have yet to officially forecast sales and revenue for next year, but the upward…
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West Peoria man faces charges for Farmington Road robbery
PEORIA - A West Peoria man was indicted Tuesday allegedly robbing a Farmington Road liquor store of a single can of beer…
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Peorian indicted in bank robbery case
PEORIA - A Peoria man was indicted Tuesday for allegedly robbing a central Peoria bank late last month.Michael D. Dawson…
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Peoria mother convicted of aggravated domestic battery of her baby
PEORIA - An East Bluff woman was acquitted Tuesday of charges she tried to kill her 11-month-old child earlier this year…
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Man says two unknown men stabbed him in the chest Monday evening
PEORIA - A man told Peoria police he was stabbed in the chest by two unknown people Monday evening while he was walking …
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Clothing, video games, gold ring and TV missing from Peoria home
PEORIA - A large TV, a gold ring and about 20 to 30 bags of new clothing were stolen Monday from a South Peoria home, a …
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