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Friday, August 24, 2018
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Pekin man charged with St. Jude donation box theft
GALESBURG - A Pekin man made his first court appearance this week after allegedly taking a donation box from a gas stati…
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Civic Center approves a deficit budget for coming year after cash balance dips below $1 million
PEORIA - The Peoria Civic Center Authority board unanimously passed a budget for the upcoming year that projects a defic…
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RLI founder Gerald Stephens celebrated as innovator and philanthropist
PEORIA - Gerald Stephens, who founded RLI Corp., one of Peoria's most successful insurance companies, died Monday at the…
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Quest Charter Academy loses lawsuit against former teacher
PEORIA - A former science teacher at Quest Charter Academy will not have to repay his old employer for breaking his cont…
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EP council approves $57 million sewer loan
EAST PEORIA - Customers started paying for the sewer system upgrade last year, but the $57 million, multi-phase project …
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Peoria sends out layoff notices to city employees
PEORIA - Layoff notices have gone out at City Hall.The notices follow efforts by the city to, in City Manager Patrick Ur…
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Chicago-based federal judge to handle the Aaron Schock case
PEORIA - A federal judge based in Chicago will now preside over the public corruption trial of former U.S. Rep. Aaron Sc…
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Peoria region's unemployment rate continues to drop
PEORIA - Unemployment fell in each of the state's metropolitan areas in July, compared to the same month last year.Stat…
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LISTEN: Facts about fire response with Tony Ardis of the Peoria Fire Dept.
Why does it take so many firefighters to battle a blaze? What other dangers, besides fire, do firefighters face? How ha…
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LISTEN: Peoria programs help ex-cons get back on their feet
Peoria Co. Sheriff Brian Asbell and Ron Valle of Helping Hand Resource Center join the Journal Star's Steve Tarter to di…
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Washington man arrested after search warrant finds gun and drugs
WASHINGTON - Members of a covert drug enforcement group and the Washington Police Department raided a home in that small…
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Nick in the AM: Minonk library's local newspaper collection enters digital age
MINONK - Somewhere, someone might have a burning desire to know what was the Minonk-Dana-Rutland High School lunch menu …
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Nick in the AM: Portillo's potential arrival a bit contentious in Davenport, too
Good morning, troops. It's Thursday, Aug. 23.It's been four months since Portillo's opened along Sterling Avenue in Peor…
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