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Pekin junior high students learn why 'things go boom'
PEKIN - A Pekin junior high school's students learned in general Thursday why the world's oceans are turning more acidic…
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Peoria Riverfront Museum, Caterpillar Visitors Center mark five-year anniversary
PEORIA - Five years ago on a chilly Saturday morning, leaders gathered Downtown to dedicate a block that had been years …
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Older couples unable to escape wildfires embrace a last time
Some had just celebrated marriages of half a century or longer. They spent their time volunteering and playing with gran…
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'Murder insurance' or protection in self-defense cases?
ATLANTA (AP) - The National Rifle Association is offering insurance for people who shoot someone, stirring criticism fro…
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Trump on his Puerto Rico response: 'I'd say it was a 10'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump gave himself a "10" on Thursday for his response to the widespread de…
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Kewanee man guilty of meth-related DUI in 2015 fatal crash
TOULON - A Kewanee man faces up to nine years in prison after being found guilty of causing the death of a Henry woman i…
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Editorial: Our assent and sabotage president
Trying to work with this White House must be infuriating, even if you're a Republican.Here Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn…
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Motorcycle safety is ABATE's goal
CREVE COEUR - On a recent Saturday morning, Peo-Taz ABATE president Mark Rassi paused between bites of his breakfast san…
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Litigation envelops old Hennepin steel mill
HENNEPIN - The cloud of litigation enveloping an old steel mill site in Hennepin has thickened recently, with a signific…
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Ransomware on the rise for individuals and businesses alike
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Peoria community radio station switching to hip hop
PEORIA - Peoria's community radio station is abandoning the talk/news programming it's offered since 2010 in favor of an…
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Restaurant opens inside Peoria Heights gaming lounge
PEORIA HEIGHTS - The kitchen in the defunct Kaydee Kats restaurant sat unused for almost nine months as the former Peori…
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As the economy goes, so does recreational boating on the Illinois River
PEORIA - It's an annual rite of fall for many in the area, taking their boats out of the water and preparing for winter.
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Aaron Schock attorneys contest federal claims on misstatements
PEORIA - Attorneys for former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock took issue Wednesday with prosecutors' assertion that nothing impro…
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Ground pork products from Pekin Schnucks store face recall
PEKIN - If you bought any of several fresh ground pork products from the Schnucks at 1001 Court Street between Monday a…
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