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Wednesday, September 6, 2017
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Morton School District enrollment increases slightly
MORTON - Enrollment in the Morton School District increased slightly from last school year.Sixth-day enrollment figures …
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Input from Peoria police helped shape new surveillance robot
PEORIA - The tactical maneuvers that Peoria police officers practiced Tuesday during a day of training in vacant riverfr…
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New subdivision headed for Centennial and Summit drives in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA - Construction could begin this spring on the first of 38 houses proposed for a new subdivision off the inte…
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Robbery in Peoria leaves man with possible bruising on brain
PEORIA - A 61-year-old man may have bruising on the brain after he was beaten and robbed Monday night.Police responded e…
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Stranger with 'bug eyes' robs woman who gave him a ride in Peoria
PEORIA - A woman who agreed to give a stranger with "bug eyes" a ride for a few dollars claims she was elbowed in the he…
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Tazewell, Woodford regional safe school settles into new Germantown Hills site
GERMANTOWN HILLS - The regional safe school and alternative school for students in Tazewell, Woodford and Mason counties…
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Chiefs ready to take on Quad Cities in playoffs: 'We're going to take our shot'
PEORIA - The Peoria Chiefs already had a major obstacle in their Midwest League playoff path in first-round foe Quad Cit…
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State budget change takes another bite out of local government funds
PEORIA - Local governments in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Putnam and Stark counties can e…
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LISTEN: A wild Week 2 of central Illinois prep football
Conference games begin Friday for the Mid Illini and small-school football conferences. Beat writers Stan Morris and Aar…
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Editorial: On DACA, right way, wrong outcome?
With President Obama, it was the right outcome implemented the wrong way regarding the protection of children brought to…
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Morton man accused of battering toddler, breaking her arm and leg
PEKIN - A young Morton man allegedly broke a toddler's leg in half by twisting it after he repeatedly banged her head ag…
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Florida orders evacuations as Hurricane Irma approaches
Authorities in Florida have begun bracing for the potential arrival of Hurricane Irma, a roiling storm that intensified …
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Trump decision to end immigrant program unleashes protests
Protests are underway after President Donald Trump's decision to phase out a program for thousands of young immigrants w…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheet for Sept. 5, 2017
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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Bradley opens MVC slate on road against Drake
Brian Wardle likes much of the Missouri Valley Conference schedule the league office handed his Bradley men's basketball…
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