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Pekin council quashes gas station alcohol sales
PEKIN - Pekin City Councilman Lloyd Orrick said it loud and plain of his vote in 1995 to not allow liquor sales in gas s…
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Plan to raise smoking age to 21 stalls in Illinois House
SPRINGFIELD - With just days before the end of the legislative session, an effort to raise the smoking age in Illinois f…
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Illinois negotiators say things on track for budget by Thursday
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois budget negotiators said they remain confident an agreement on a new state budget can be reached b…
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The first responders in a school shooting? Teachers
DUNLAP - A hostile stranger. A sharp crackling sound in the hallway.Teachers reacted immediately. One yelled "lockdown, …
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Wayfinding open house set for June 5
PEORIA - An informational open house from 5 to 7 p.m. June 5 at the Gateway Building, 200 NE Water St., will provide a l…
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Varna man gets 3½ years in prison for molesting teen
LACON - A rural Varna man was sentenced Tuesday to three-and-a-half years in prison for molesting a 14-year-old girl as …
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Editorial: Summit with North Korea on, off, um, not sure
It's on, it's off, it's maybe, "we will see ... we're talking."So it goes with the North Korea Summit, originally schedu…
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Millions of Illinois Facebook users could be part of class-action lawsuit over photo tagging
Millions of Illinois Facebook users are being notified that they could be involved in a lawsuit over the social media gi…
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Woodford Sheriff's Office says missing teen may have crossed county lines
EUREKA - The Woodford County Sheriff's Office is reminding the public of the search for a 16-year-old girl who has now b…
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Senate OKs memorial highway for fallen Roanoke soldier
SPRINGFIELD - The section of Illinois Route 116 between Roanoke and Metamora will likely be named after a fallen soldier…
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McClugage, Murray Baker bridges may see simultaneous work under state road plan
PEORIA - Replacing the eastbound span of the McClugage Bridge over the next four years may be the first, most visible pr…
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Peoria firefighters union president: Public safety at risk with budget cuts
PEORIA - Union President Ryan Brady stood outside Peoria' Central Fire House with some 70 red-shirted firefighters and f…
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Nick in the AM: Dead animals found in closed Macomb pet store; owner arrested
Authorities found at least 41 dead animals last weekend inside a closed Macomb pet store where electrical power had been…
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