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Tuesday, July 3, 2018
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No dispatchers, but public can still get help at Morton Police Station
MORTON - There won't be any dispatchers at the Morton Police Station starting next Monday morning."The plan is to flip a…
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Jailhouse calls at issue in Putnam County murder case
HENNEPIN - Putnam County murder defendant Clifford Andersen Jr. has demonstrated his guilt in incriminating telephone co…
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Pekin eagerly awaits more info on Opportunity Zone
PEKIN - Pekin has received one of 327 Opportunity Zone designations in the state of Illinois, but it will take time for …
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Vietnam veteran from Pekin builds memorial for troops
PEKIN - The Fourth of July marks the independence of the United States of America and gives all Americans pause to remem…
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Cat Racing team had 'humble beginnings' in truck engine group initiative
PEORIA - The first foray Caterpillar Inc. made into the racing world didn't even try to reach for the marquee status ach…
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Illinois River clear of toxic algae
PEORIA - The Illinois River no longer shows evidence of toxic algae, the Illinois Department of Public Health determined…
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Apartments and single-family homes co-exist in Randolph-Roanoke neighborhood
PEORIA - Marcella Teplitz fervently believes in maintaining old homes as single-family dwellings but, as president of th…
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One dead, one in custody after stabbing in Central Peoria
PEORIA - A Peoria man is dead after he was found with a stab wound in Central Peoria on Monday, police said.Officers wer…
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Trump on a toilet not welcome at West Peoria Fourth of July Parade
WEST PEORIA - Organizers of the annual Fourth of July parade in West Peoria aren't going to change all the rules just be…
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Backup radio system teaches one more STEM lesson during astronaut chat
PEORIA HEIGHTS - It wasn't the planned lesson, but it may have been just as valuable for the middle school students gath…
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Aaron Schock asks Supreme Court to review his case
PEORIA - Attorneys for former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock plan on asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the former co…
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Bonus, not a raise, this year for Peoria school superintendent
PEORIA - Peoria Public Schools got a new board president and vice president, and its superintendent got a bonus Monday d…
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Your dog doesn't need to see (or hear) fireworks
PEORIA - Your dog won't be offended if you leave him or her home when you head off to see a local fireworks show this we…
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Nick in the AM: Cyd's opens full Donovan Park restaurant and bar
Cyd's in the Park now is open fully, in Donovan Park in North Peoria.The transformation of the old Donovan Golf Course c…
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Nick in the AM: Des Moines sportscaster killed in flood worked in Peoria frequently
Larry Cotlar loved Drake University men's basketball, it appears. Enough to visit Peoria whenever the Bulldogs played Br…
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