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Thursday, December 7, 2017
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Pekin won't hire planning consultants
PEKIN - City officials may still commit to forming a strategy to identify and achieve long-term goals, but they won't hi…
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Dragons can't bounce back from bad first half
The Pekin boys basketball team fell into a deep hole Tuesday night and it couldn't climb out.
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A new star shines brightly atop East Peoria bluff
EAST PEORIA - It is an East Peoria story.Andrew and Cecelia Henricks loved East Peoria and they loved the East Peoria Fe…
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Rockford man goes back to prison, again, for holding up same Peoria bank
PEORIA - For robbing the same bank twice within a decade, a Rockford was sentenced Wednesday to 41 years behind bars.Tar…
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One year later, Illinois energy jobs law bearing fruit
PEORIA - As many as 400 households in a Tazewell County township will soon run on renewable energy thanks to a year-old …
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Illinois sets 'blended' tax rates for 2017 income
Millions of Illinois taxpayers will pay an in-between rate on 2017 income as a result of the state's mid-year tax increa…
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Peoria police arrest CVS robbery suspect
PEORIA - A Peoria man is being held on $30,000 bond after being arrested for allegedly robbing a CVS pharmacy last week,…
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Christmas Fund: Peorian who 'climbed the ladder' thinks of those who didn't
PEORIA - Richard Unes spends a lot of time driving around Peoria as general superintendent for a construction company an…
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Damage estimated at $150,000 after basement fire in Edwards
EDWARDS - A house in a subdivision off Koerner Road sustained widespread smoke damage Wednesday after a fire apparently …
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Neighbors accuse each other of setting Christmas decorations on fire
PEORIA - A dispute between neighbors may have led to Christmas decorations being set afire at a Peoria apartment complex…
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Burglar or burglars take nothing, watch TV inside North Peoria dental office
PEORIA - An employee at a North Peoria dental office arrived at work Tuesday to find the office in disarray and the TVs …
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Luciano: Hot dog joint to open in Peoria with no special tax
These days, amid Peoria's modern vision of business start-ups, Michael Simon's idea sounds naive and radical.He's about …
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Nick in the AM: False anthrax scare near Bloomington-Normal airport
Nick in the Morning usually doesn't report on news from Bloomington-Normal (unless it involves Portillo's, of course). B…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheet for Dec. 6, 2017
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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Nick in the AM: Shaun Livingston, ref suspensions might be pivotal NBA moment
Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston was suspended for one game earlier this week, the result of an on-court alt…
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