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Thursday, April 19, 2018
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Pickup truck driver killed in crash with freight train in Galesburg
GALESBURG - One person was killed when a pickup truck struck a BNSF train Tuesday near Hill Correctional Center on Linwo…
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Public urged to help with South Peoria slaying
PEORIA - More than a week after a 24-year-old Peoria man was found shot to death in the street, police say they have not…
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Gurtler, Rivermen 'swagger' past Ice Bears 6-1 in Game 1 of SPHL semis
PEORIA - The Peoria Rivermen made an attitude adjustment to deliver a second-period onslaught that left the Knoxville Ic…
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Peoria-area students set to compete in world robotics championship
PEORIA - Dozens of Peoria-area high school students will participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition world championshi…
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Peoria pharmacy spots bogus prescription request
PEORIA - An alert pharmacy employee prevented someone from fraudulently obtaining a prescription for codeine.According t…
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Editorial: Remembering Barbara Bush
With the death of Barbara Bush Tuesday at age 92, many fond remembrances are rolling in of the matriarch of an American …
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PCHS ROUNDUP: Pekin baseball team makes quick work of East Peoria
A potentially busy week began on a good note Tuesday for the Pekin baseball team.
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Peoria district says Tasers meant to keep students safe
PEORIA - Peoria Public Schools security officers won't use Tasers on students in pre-kindergarten to eighth grades, rega…
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'Binge drinking has become completely normalized': Has boozy mom culture gone too far?
Social media feeds are rife with memes depicting exhausted women guzzling wine in giant glasses, with phrases like, "Tec…
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Realtors sum up 1st quarter Peoria market in one word: stable
PEORIA - The residential real estate market showed signs of stability in the first quarter, with the volume of sales vi…
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Publisher Ken Mauser resigns after long career at the Journal Star
PEORIA - Ken Mauser, a longtime member of the Journal Star's management team and its publisher the past 11 years, announ…
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Pere Marquette developers agree to speed up sale
PEORIA - The city of Peoria has dropped its request for an independent trustee to oversee the bankruptcy case of the Mar…
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Illinois youth tackle football ban dead for now
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The sponsor of a proposal to ban Illinois children younger than 12 from playing tackle football…
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Ranking Kevin Hart's best performances
PEORIA - It wasn't all that long ago when Kevin Hart was a bit player in the entertainment landscape.In the year 2018, t…
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Dentists have a special responsibility when it comes to opioids
PEKIN - One reason why the American Dental Association is making strong recommendations for its members on opioids is be…
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