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Peoria's holiday shopping season starts on Turkey Day
PEORIA - The holiday shopping season was jump-started Thursday as select stores in the Peoria area didn't wait for the p…
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Bright idea: Win free chicken for a year
MORTON - Kimberly Bright did what she had to do to win free chicken for a year.She stood in below-freezing temperatures …
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Out of the shelter and off of the streets, formerly homeless spend the holiday in their new homes
PEORIA - Steven Bush, 58, a United States Marine Corps veteran, spent Tuesday night this week in a homeless shelter. Tha…
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Firemen put out grease fire
PEORIA - The Peoria Fire Department extinguished a fire in a three-story apartment building at 1312 E. Wilson Ave. at 7:…
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Trump rails against court, migrants in call to troops
PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump used a Thanksgiving Day call to troops deployed overseas to pat himself on the…
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How to add natural elements to your holiday decor
Greg Lehmkuhl, the creative director of the garden, home and outdoor lifestyle brand Terrain, joined staff writer Jura Koncius recently on The Washington Post's Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt.
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Luciano: At Christmastime, does merrymaking lead to baby-making?
Here's another reason why this is the most wonderful time of the year:According to researchers, the most common birth da…
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Experience in Jamaica sparks Lincoln teen's shoe drive
While in Jamaica over the summer, Katie Lynn of Lincoln noticed something was missing from the feet of schoolchildren. U…
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Christmas Fund: Homefield Energy donates $5,000 to aid area needy
PEORIA - The Journal Star's annual Christmas Fund is receiving a boost thanks to a donation from a local company.Homefie…
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One fatality feared in train crash near Princeton
PRINCETON - An Amtrak train that collided with a farm tractor near Princeton at 9:35 a.m. Thursday may have claimed the …
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Peoria police, firemen talk down jumper on Murray Baker Bridge
PEORIA - A man was talked out of jumping off the Murray Baker Bridge on Thursday morning.Fire crews called to the scene …
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Accident in Warren County kills Knoxville man; Tremont man injured
ROSEVILLE - A man from Knoxville was killed Wednesday when the van in which he was riding overturned, authorities stated…
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