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October restaurant inspections for Peoria, Tazewell counties
Restaurant inspectionsPEORIA CITY/COUNTYInspections conducted by the Peoria City/County Health Department for October ha…
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Rivermen play gritty on the road, look pretty in the standings with 3-1 comeback win over Havoc
Gritty, over pretty.That's how the Peoria Rivermen approach road games, and it's why they continued to have success away…
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Three men with masks and guns rob Central Peoria gas station
PEORIA - Three men armed with handguns robbed a Central Peoria gas station Friday evening, forcing patrons to the floor …
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This week in odd news: 'Stooges' hairdo and a $284B bill
POLICE: SUSPECT WEARING "TRUST ME" T-SHIRT STEALS CARFALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - A suspect wearing a T-shirt embl…
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Psychiatrists who analyzed Trump from a distance get support from colleague
So many norms of politics and civic discourse have been shattered in 2017. Not every smashed convention this year has be…
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New economic protests in Tehran challenge Iran's government
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A wave of spontaneous protests over Iran's weak economy swept into Tehran on Saturday, with college …
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Ray of hope, then deep hostility between US and North Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the first month of Donald Trump's presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean off…
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Scientists search for survivors after the Thomas fire scorches a condor sanctuary
FILLMORE, Calif. - Pushed by instinct and age, a fledgling California condor had been expected to step to the edge of it…
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California man arrested after fatal Kansas police shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a hoax emergency call that resulted …
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Fun run makes cold weather adjustments
EAST PEORIA - Get Lit New Year's Eve Fun Run-Walk organizers announced changes to the event because of the bitter cold t…
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Caterpillar makes No. 1, No. 2 of top 10 local stories of 2017
This year's top 10 list of local stories was a unanimous choice for No. 1 with Caterpillar's announcement to move its he…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheet for Dec. 30, 2017
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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Rivermen attack has bark and bite for 4-3 OT win on wiener dog race night
PEORIA - The Peoria Rivermen attack turned a dizzying display of bark into one defining bite Friday on Wiener Dog Race N…
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Winter weather piles snow in Peoria before deep freeze
PEORIA - The winter storm that put plow and tow truck drivers on high alert - and snow shovels in short supply - dumped …
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Long-overdue budget, eclipse among top Illinois 2017 stories
CHICAGO - The Illinois Legislature passed a long-overdue state budget this year, and people in southern Illinois got to …
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