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Wednesday, August 9, 2017
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NAACP members urge Mapleton board to 'at least address' member's comments
MAPLETON - Members of Peoria's chapter of the NAACP attended a village board meeting Tuesday night in Mapleton in the wa…
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Peoria City Council learns more about budget deficit
PEORIA - Rising pension costs and declining sales tax revenues are putting the squeeze on Peoria.City staff cited those …
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Man attacked and robbed in Peoria
PEORIA - A 52-year-old man told Peoria police he was robbed by two other men while walking from the Campustown Shopping …
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ISBE delays release of education funding bill analysis
SPRINGFIELD - The State Board of Education said Tuesday people will have to wait to learn how Gov. Bruce Rauner's change…
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Peoria firefighters train for special challenges posed by high-rises
PEORIA - The shout was for more hose as Capt. Mike Wittenmeier pushed down the smoke-filled hallway.It was hot and humid…
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Midland committee tours new Lacon school as it nears completion
LACON - The new Midland Elementary School is on track to welcome students and open for class on Sept. 5 as planned, offi…
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Peorian accused of choking woman could face 30 years in prison
PEORIA - A South Peoria man faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly trying to choke a woman to death.Benjamin P. Be…
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LISTEN: Canton's rookie head coach looking forward to Friday nights
At 28, Cody Myers lands his first head coaching position. For the Canton High School football program, which reached the…
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Dunlap man faces up to 30 years in East Bluff arson and explosion
PEORIA - A Dunlap man accused of causing a gas explosion that destroyed an East Bluff home last month was indicted Tuesd…
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Peoria and Tremont horseshoe clubs find passion in the pitch
Members of the Peoria and Tremont Horseshoe Clubs aren't vying for Olympic gold or training to become professionals. The…
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Luciano: Peorians are brainless at fighting crime
So, Peorians don't bother to lock their cars?And their cars get burgled?Sound dumb?You ain't heard nothin' yet.Lately, P…
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Fire guts South Pekin house, kills pet
PEKIN - Fire consumed the interior of a South Pekin home Tuesday, leaving a pet dog deceased and a firefighter treated f…
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Bradley University chosen to help transform student research
PEORIA - Bradley University is one of 12 colleges selected to participate in a national project designed to increase and…
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LISTEN: Restaurant health inspections with Peoria sanitarian Justin Dwyer
Justin Dwyer, a sanitarian with the Peoria City/County Health Department, walks us through the process of restaurant hea…
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OSF HealthCare to take over hospitals in Urbana and Danville
OSF HealthCare announced Tuesday it will add two more hospitals to its network by taking over hospitals in Urbana and Da…
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