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Monday, December 18, 2017
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Power outage at Atlanta airport affects Peoria flights
ATLANTA - A sudden power outage brought the world's busiest airport to a standstill Sunday, grounding more than 1,000 fl…
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U.S. soldier fought to the end after ambush in Niger
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in a hail of gunfire, hit as many as 18 times as he took cover in …
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Tazewell County residents call wind farm 'a good neighbor'
HOPEDALE - Bob Betzelberger is familiar with two electricity-generating wind farms and knows the "vast difference" betwe…
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State paying Medicaid bills before interest piles up
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is finally paying Medicaid bills before they have a chance to accumulate late payment penalties,…
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Stark County considers consulting firm to help cut costs
TOULON - Fresh on the heels of making major budget cuts to make ends meet in 2018, Stark County officials are now consid…
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Peoria settlement sacked, burned during War of 1812
Editor's note: The weekly Illinois Bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors …
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Word on the Street: Interim superintendent will have healing to do in Dunlap
Dunlap School Board members and a community panel both interviewed three candidates for interim superintendent Saturday.…
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Drivers, and their trucks, pay tribute to tow truck driver killed in accident involving Peorian
SPRINGFIELD - The 55 tow trucks from throughout the state that paid tribute Saturday to the late Ron Chaney were an app…
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Central Illinois in line for added violent crime federal prosecutor
SPRINGFIELD (GHMI) - Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday announced that 27 locations across the country - includin…
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Rivermen goaltender Phaneuf fights Knoxville heavyweight, teams skirmish at end of 4-2 Peoria loss
Peoria Rivermen goaltender Storm Phaneuf was in a fight with a 6-foot-6 Knoxville enforcer, Rivermen coach Jean-Guy Trud…
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Shooting reported on Molleck Drive
PEORIA - A shooting was reported on the 3100 block of Molleck Drive at 6:40 p.m. Saturday. An unidentified victim was tr…
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Panel meets with three up for Dunlap interim superintendent job
DUNLAP - Dunlap School District staff, parents, students and other community members grilled three finalists for interim…
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Making Peoria a national arts destination
PEORIA - John and Sharon Amdall believe that central Illinois may have another calling besides manufacturing and health …
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Cities, counties and schools sidestep FDA Canadian drug crackdown, saving millions
Schenectady County, N.Y., is on track to pay 20 percent less on prescription drugs for its employees this year than in 2…
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Luciano: Cemetery Christmas tree keeps memories of girl alive
WEST PEORIA - To Diana McConnell, her daughter, Kelley, will always be a little angel who deserves a big memorial, espec…
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