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Peoria North Valley needle exchange draws both praise, resistance
PEORIA - The opening of a needle exchange at 1411 NE Adams St. this weekend drew both support and criticism at a meeting…
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Chillicothe, Fairview post offices to be named for two who died in combat
PEORIA - Measures passed in the U.S. Senate will allow two area post offices to be named after a soldier and a SEAL who …
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'Worst year' for Pekin potholes
PEKIN - City street repair crews are trying to keep up with "the worst year for potholes that I've seen," their boss sai…
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Meth killed Pekin man, says coroner
PEKIN - A Pekin man whose body was found near the UAW Senior Citizens Center in December died of a methamphetamine overd…
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Former head of Peoria County's lead program gets probation for misconduct
PEORIA - The former head of the Peoria County lead hazard program was sentenced to 18 months of conditional discharge an…
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Peoria Heights man gets 8 years for videotaping girls in bathrooms
PEORIA - A Peoria Heights man was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for videotaping preteen girls who were us…
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Peoria Heights secures body cameras, adopts policy on use
PEORIA HEIGHTS - A new plan to outfit Peoria Heights police officers with body cameras solidified this week just as an e…
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Bradley police union: We have no confidence in our chief
PEORIA - Members of the union that represents police officers at Bradley University have no confidence in the leadership…
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Ex-Peoria hotel owner gets 25 years in prison for fraud
CHICAGO - Nikesh Patel was supposed to be living with his parents and helping authorities recover money for victims whil…
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Planned East Peoria low-income apartments dropped despite approval
EAST PEORIA - Lackluster support from the City Council and the community led a Rock Island-based not-for-profit develope…
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Being in receivership doesn't bring Peoria hotels down
PEORIA - After all the blaring headlines, executive City Council sessions and unsettling court decisions, you'd expect h…
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First-place Rivermen launch playoff ticket program
PEORIA - The Peoria Rivermen launched a "Pay as We Play" program on Wednesday as part of their playoff ticket package fo…
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Endorsement: Rodriguez for Ds, LaHood for Rs in 18th District Congress
Two primaries are being contested for the chance to represent the 18th District that includes Peoria in the U.S. House o…
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He feels he is the outsider willing to take on the Democratic party
Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of articles detailing the backgrounds and positions of candidates for gove…
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Central Peoria man held on federal drug charges
PEORIA - A Peoria man appeared in U.S. District Court in Peoria on Tuesday, accused of selling fentanyl to an undercover…
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