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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
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Pour Bros. announces expansion to second location in Champaign
PEORIA HEIGHTS - A popular Peoria Heights taproom announced plans Tuesday to open a second location in Champaign.Pour Br…
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Meetings to discuss closing of two Peoria Kroger stores
PEORIA - Peoria City Council members Denise Moore and Tim Riggenbach encouraged the public at Tuesday's council meeting …
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Peoria council OKs 'terrible choice' in refinancing Pere Marquette
PEORIA - At-Large Councilwoman Beth Jensen called it "a terrible choice for us," while 1st District Councilwoman Denise …
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Alligators use bizarre - and creepy - ancient ritual to survive NC's arctic blast
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina swamp park has posted a video explaining how alligators survive in a frozen pond, and…
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Dunlap moving on after superintendent's exit
DUNLAP - Dunlap School District's students and staff returned to school this week after the holiday break. But old tensi…
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Appellate court rejects Amr Elsamny's Peoria election challenge
PEORIA - A trio of appellate court judges held Tuesday that any appeal filed by a Peoria man who thought he was cheated …
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Illinois State Fair barn needs emergency repairs
SPRINGFIELD - Another building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds needs emergency repairs to avoid the possibility that i…
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Illinois lawmakers to query Rauner cabinet on Legionnaires'
SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers demanded Tuesday that Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration deliver a permanent plan for controllin…
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Editorial: Peoria's 'food desert' grows
The closing of two Peoria Kroger stores is not welcome news to start 2018, and can only contribute to the "food desert" …
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Editorial: Investing in small-town America
We were glad to hear, and no doubt Washington's leaders are relieved to hear, that Gary Uftring plans on rebuilding his …
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Convicted ex-Peoria hotel owner Nikesh Patel allegedly tried to flee country
PEORIA - A Florida man who used to own a Downtown Peoria hotel was arrested last weekend for allegedly trying to flee th…
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Pekin adopts state harassment policy
PEKIN - Sexual harassment among Pekin's employees and officials has been taboo for years under city-issued guidelines. T…
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Author David Billings to speak in Peoria on race and white supremacy
PEORIA - Author and historian David Billings will speak at 11 a.m. Jan. 22 at the Peoria Public Library North Branch at …
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Northmoor Road traffic light now operational
PEORIA - A new traffic light at the intersection of Northmoor Road and Rosemead Drive will be operational Tuesday aftern…
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Luciano: Are there replacements for pair of Peoria Krogers?
The Kroger clerk looked stunned.It was the day after Kroger announced the closings of its locations on the East Bluff (o…
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