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Monday, August 7, 2017
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Northmoor Road project picking up pace
PEORIA - Construction activity is picking up in the city's Northmoor Road Improvements Project.Ongoing utility work on N…
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Seven mountain bikes worth more than $1,000 stolen from Peoria driveway
PEORIA - A Peoria man reported seven mountain bikes worth a total of $1,000 were stolen from his driveway Saturday.The m…
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Damage estimated at $25,000 after house fire on Peoria's Starr Street
PEORIA - No one was injured Friday in a house fire on Starr Street, but damage was estimated at $25,000, according to th…
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Peoria back to school event encourages youth with song and dance
PEORIA - Hip-hop, dancing, singing and oratorical performances filled the halls of New Cornerstone Baptist Church on Sun…
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Morton School Board discussing advertisements at football field
MORTON - The Morton High School Gridiron Club wants to sell 10 to 12 advertising signs that will be displayed during the…
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Galesburg native releases 'twisty psychological thriller' novel
GALESBURG - A Galesburg native released a fiction book last week.Kathleen Barber's "Are You Sleeping" hit shelves last T…
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Rivermen bring back high-scoring winger Cody Dion
PEORIA - Cody Dion had a breakout season last year, and the Peoria Rivermen re-signed him on Sunday in hopes he'll help …
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Pekin woman charged with trying to run over man with his car
PEKIN - A Pekin woman accused of driving into a yard and trying to run over an acquaintance with his own car was indicte…
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Positions on school funding unchanged after Rauner veto
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner was finally able to use his amendatory veto pen on the school funding reform bill last w…
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In search of an American education: International students
MONMOUTH - Many students study internationally to enjoy new experiences and other cultures, but for Knox College freshma…
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From respected at elite universities to suspects in Chicago stabbing
CHICAGO - After a cross-country manhunt, a Northwestern University professor and University of Oxford employee are in cu…
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Word on the Street: A few controversial bumps in the road for Tazewell clerk candidate
Shelly Hranka's campaign for Tazewell County clerk and recorder isn't off to the smoothest of starts.Hranka, who last ye…
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Rules for fools
During my first days of Lutheran grade school, I was surprised to learn that the world had only 10 rules. Sure, eight of…
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Peoria firefighter escapes injury in fall through stairs
PEORIA - A Peoria firefighter fell through second floor stairs into the basement but was not hurt in a house fire early …
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