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Monday, April 2, 2018
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Peoria police: Man dies after stabbing; woman injured
PEORIA - A man was fatally stabbed Sunday afternoon in an incident that also injured a woman, according to Peoria police…
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Illinois native Bill Veeck was champion for game of baseball
Bill Veeck wasn't your typical baseball team owner.He was listed in the Chicago phonebook. He often walked the Comiskey …
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Special census shows Washington's population is up nearly 9.5 percent
WASHINGTON - City officials didn't think they were taking a big risk about a year ago when they decided to pay the U.S. …
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New monitors could help people find their way at courthouse
PEORIA - For many, one of the more daunting challenges at the Peoria County Courthouse is merely figuring out where to g…
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Word on the Street: Woodford County's Doug Huser's blunt, candid role will be missed
Doug Huser's decade-long run on the Woodford County Board probably is over. That's too bad, although some might claim Hu…
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Illinois eye doctors at odds over allowed procedures
SPRINGFIELD - Patients' health would be put at risk if optometrists in Illinois are successful in their quest for state …
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The terrible what ifs
Spring arrived slowly this year. Then, its welcome warmth and longer light slipped in and winter's bony fingers finally …
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Major Peoria area bridges reopened after multiple accidents cleared
PEORIA - A combination of Easter travelers and icy conditions brought a crashing halt to traffic flow on bridges crossin…
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Random Acts of Kindness: Stranger in line pays $40 of shopper's bill
We were checking out at Hy-Vee today (Feb. 20) at about 3 p.m. When we got our receipt, the clerk (Anna) told us that th…
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Galesburg woman shot to death on Seminary Street
GALESBURG - A Galesburg woman was shot and killed in the early hours of Easter.Galesburg police responded about 1:37 a.m…
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A lesson from mating birds: The song gets sweeter over time, a Miami scientist finds
MIAMI - On a dewy summer morning, Karla Rivera-Caceres, an ornithology researcher at the University of Miami, crouched i…
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Long-maligned Mary Magdalene now seen as stalwart disciple
MAGDALA, Israel (AP) - If there's a feminist figure from the Bible for the #MeToo era, it could very well be Mary Magdal…
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Nobel Prize winner Malala visits her Pakistan hometown
MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai returned to her hometown Saturday for the …
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump departs from reality on wall, Amazon
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump hailed the start of his long-sought U.S.-Mexico border wall this past week, pro…
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Trump's call for tariffs creating anxiety in the farm belt
HOSPERS, Iowa (AP) - In Sioux County, where swine barns interrupt the vast landscape of corn-stubbled fields, exports of…
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