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Neighbors step in to help when farmer dies before harvest
Sue Hanson was still in bed when she heard the familiar sound of the John Deeres maneuvering onto the Hemp family farm i…
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Naplate gives thanks, nine months after tornado
Nine months after a tornado ripped through tiny Naplate, Ill., smashing houses to rubble in a few terrifying seconds, th…
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Bruce Saurs Way: Rivermen, Peoria, celebrate late longtime owner with road sign, big victory
PEORIA - Bruce Saurs Way officially found its place in Downtown Peoria and in Peoria sports history in a ceremony Saturd…
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Woman robbed at gunpoint on Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA - A Peoria woman walking to her car to leave for work early Friday morning was robbed at gunpoint, according to a…
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Following the dollars: Where did Washington's tornado relief money go?
WASHINGTON - Days after an EF-4 tornado tore through Washington four years ago, community leaders set up a foundation to…
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New HIV guidelines are changing lives
Last year, Chris Kimmenez and his wife asked their doctors a simple question. Could Chris, who has been HIV positive sin…
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Luciano: Convict in Peoria murder almost cons way into couple's home
Charles Taylor, who played a key role in one of Peoria's grisliest slayings, almost snagged the biggest break of his wre…
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A center devoted entirely to esports opens in Landmark Cinemas auditorium
PEORIA - A local movie theater with a penchant for trying new things with two of its auditoriums has ushered in a diffe…
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Combining Thanksgiving and Christmas into one holiday
PEORIA - It's not easy getting all the people in Lisa Bongiorno's life together in one room to celebrate a holiday.Her s…
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Peoria job program for ex-convicts earns national distinction
PEORIA - The Society for Human Resource Management honored a Peoria-based program for ex-convicts as one of a dozen outs…
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Rivermen get the bird from Mississippi in 6-2 loss: 'We laid an egg'
PEORIA - The Peoria Rivermen marked the day after Thanksgiving with an outing best related to a whole different bird."We…
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Washington man shot through wall Friday during neighbor's target practice
WASHINGTON - A Washington man out target shooting Friday accidentally wounded his neighbor after a stray bullet pierced …
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Cities want cut in Illinois' sales tax collection fee
SPRINGFIELD - Just weeks after lawmakers approved the spending and tax package that ended the state's budget impasse, an…
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Delavan man dies from gunshot Friday, but police say no foul play
DELAVAN - Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Delavan resident on Friday afternoon, but foul pl…
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Stark County explores 911 pact with Bureau County
TOULON - Stark County officials have shifted their focus in the latest renewed efforts to develop Enhanced 911 service …
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