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Thursday, October 26, 2017
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Peoria water buyout opponents square off - in different rooms
PEORIA - Citizens heard dueling perspectives Wednesday night on whether or not the city should move forward with explori…
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Park District will manage golf courses, may close Detweiller G.C., Lakeview pool, fireworks
PEORIA - The management of the embattled Peoria Park District golf program will not be outsourced after all. Park distri…
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7-year-old girl dies after car accident near Bartonville
PEORIA - One of the two girls injured Tuesday morning in a car crash south of Bartonville has died, the Peoria County co…
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Pekin runner springs back after hard fall
In an instant, Brody Blackwell's day became a nightmare.
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Seniors honored at a normal meet
Normal Community beat Pekin 124-56 Saturday in a girls swimming meet, but it was a nice day for the host Dragons.
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Stormwater farm to break ground Thursday in Downtown Peoria
PEORIA - A groundbreaking for the area's first stormwater farm will take place at 4:30 p.m. Thursday near Dozer Park.Ant…
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Rauner wins victory on right-to-work bill
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner scored a major victory Wednesday when the Illinois House failed to override his veto of …
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Peoria woman sentenced to 18 years for sexually assaulting young boy
PEORIA - An 18-year-old woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday for repeatedly sexually assaulting a young b…
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PPS committee wants to rename Woodrow Wilson Primary School
PEORIA - The fallout over Confederate statues has filtered down to Peoria, but here it's about a school named after the …
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Editorial: Democrats overreach this time with counterproductive pro-union law
We're fine with the right to bargain collectively, but a bill up for vote this week in the Legislature would have crimin…
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Investigation in Eddie Russell Jr. shooting could wrap up in a month
PEORIA - Peoria County's top prosecutor said he hopes to have all the reports from state crime lab scientists and others…
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Donation funds Heights sculpture purchase
PEORIA HEIGHTS - Washington arts patrons Sharon and John Amdall had six to eight possible destinations in mind for the s…
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Rural Bradford woman fills Stark County Board seat
TOULON - The Stark County Board returned to full strength Tuesday night with the appointment of a rural Bradford woman t…
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Stark County Board studies sales tax increase
TOULON - A slightly higher sales tax could be on the horizon in financially strapped Stark County.The County Board cappe…
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Some answers for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois customers
PEORIA - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois customers have lots of questions following the big announcement Oct. 2.As of…
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