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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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Peoria County officials on the November ballot may be in for a raise
PEORIA - Some of Peoria County's elected officials may be in for a raise.The Peoria County Board's county operations com…
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SUV takes out utility pole, crashing into building in Peoria
PEORIA - An SUV struck a utility pole and crashed into the corner of a industrial building in the North Valley on Monday…
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PPS teachers rally before board meeting
PEORIA - At least 200 Peoria Public Schools teachers, staff and their supporters rallied outside the administration buil…
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New PHA rule that seeks to downsize family units upsets tenants
PEORIA - After residents of the Peoria Housing Authority complained about a new PHA housing policy, board members voted …
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State grant flips downtown offices into housing for the homeless
PEORIA - The South Side Office of Concern has received $4.4 million in state grants to turn its current Downtown office …
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Washington high school chemistry students do experiments to help firefighters, EMTs
WASHINGTON - Elly Smith and Maci Hopp designed a stronger buckle for firefighters' suspender straps."We modeled it after…
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Stark County chase suspect wanted on $100,000 warrant
TOULON - A judge issued a $100,000 arrest warrant Monday for a Kewanee man who was released from jail Sunday on $150 cas…
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PCHS ROUNDUP: Pekin fights to the end, but finishes 2nd in tournament
The Pekin girls soccer team went toe-to-toe Saturday with a team that has been steamrolling through opponents this seaso…
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Editorial: Severe mental illness, guns don't mix - explanation sought from anyone who thinks they do
It's with relief that we note a former Morton man has been arrested for allegedly killing four people and wounding other…
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Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says it never had custody of Travis Reinking's weapons
PEORIA - A day after a hastily called news conference, the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office on Monday reaffirmed that it…
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Investor group Results Junkies joins pitch competition for Peoria startups
PEORIA - When Paul Singh first sought entrepreneurs who needed only an initial investment to take off, the routes to me…
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Update: Body found near Illinois River identified as missing Peoria man
PEORIA - The body of a missing Peoria man was found Monday afternoon near the Illinois River in Medina Township, Peoria …
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Luciano: Elusive chicken needs a home, but not for dinner
PEORIA - Why did the chicken cross the road?Peoria County Animal Protection Services didn't care. The agency was less in…
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Waffle House shooter's guns were seized but then returned
Travis Reinking exhibited multiple warning signs that he was mentally unstable: He talked openly about delusions that he…
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Roanoke man will defend himself in retrial for exploitation of the elderly
LACON - A former Roanoke man who got a new trial after being convicted last year of trying to extort $10,000 from an 87-…
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