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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
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Nelly set to return to the Peoria Riverfront in June
PEORIA - A popular rap artist who kicked off the summer concert season on the Peoria Riverfront last May will return for…
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Another extension given on River Trail Apartment project
PEORIA - The Peoria City Council approved a sixth extension for the controversial River Trail Apartment project by a 7-4…
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Craft brewery opens in North Peoria with nine beers, s'more roasting and vintage Nintendo
PEORIA - Craft beer is back in the barrels of a North Peoria brewery.Industry Brewing Company, a brewery with food servi…
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Morton girls still unbeaten in Mid-Illini after 55-40 win at Dunlap
DUNLAP - A strong start by the Dunlap defense "frazzled" the Morton girls basketball team early in their Mid-Illini Conf…
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PPS holds parents forum on new starting times proposal
PEORIA - Families of Peoria Public Schools students will have a chance to learn about - or sound off on - the district's…
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Pekin man allegedly terrorized boy
PEKIN - A Pekin grade school principal told police he recently had to put an 8-year-old boy onto his school bus after cl…
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Dispatches from Haiti: Do Jimmy Kimmel and Haiti have anything in common?
This past Spring on his late night show, Jimmy Kimmel tearfully told the world that his baby boy Billy was born on April…
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No injuries Tuesday in Central Peoria house fire
PEORIA - Two residents of a Central Peoria home escaped unharmed from a second story fire in their home Tuesday afternoo…
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LISTEN: Decades of Peoria hockey with beat writer Dave Eminian
Sports writer Dave Eminian (@icetimecleve) has covered 33 seasons of the Peoria Rivermen for the Journal Star. "Cleve" j…
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Couple rendered unconscious, robbed at Sheridan and McClure
PEORIA - A man and a woman were knocked unconscious by five assailants who robbed them at a Central Peoria intersection,…
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Electronic equipment reported stolen from Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA - Electronic equipment valued at almost $2,000 was reported stolen from the Peoria Civic Center, according to pol…
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Townhome in Northwest Peoria ransacked, burglarized
PEORIA - Items worth a total of about $650 were reported stolen from a Northwest Peoria townhouse, according to police.T…
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Dig It: Advice regarding poinsettias
The poinsettia is the traditional Christmas flower. It was introduced to the United States in 1825 by Joel Robert Poinse…
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Luciano: Dead grandpa's false teeth, glass eye re-gifted in odd Christmas tradition
Gather 'round to hear the story of a bizarre and beloved yuletide tradition shared among a fun-loving family in Fulton C…
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No insurance required at Junction City health clinic
Patients pay a monthly fee for Direct Primary Care at UnityPoint Health-Junction Medical
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