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Tuesday, August 15, 2017
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PPS expects to cut deficit to $2 million despite questions about state funding
PEORIA - Even without knowing the exact amount it will receive in state funding, Peoria Public Schools anticipates major…
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Warning: It may get harder to avoid traffic tickets for passing a stopped school bus
PEORIA - With more than 100 school buses on the road at least twice a day, Josh Collins estimates drivers illegally pass…
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Scholar to speak on Ronald Reagan, Fulton Sheen, John Paul II on Tuesday
PEORIA - A nationally renowned author and historian will speak Tuesday in Peoria about links between Pope John Paul II,…
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Back-to-school means more than ABCs for PPS teachers
PEORIA - Peoria Public Schools is as focused on the emotional impact of other letters of the alphabet as it is on the AB…
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Speed humps are among Peoria's tactics to calm traffic
PEORIA - Speed humps under construction on Barker Avenue near Bradley University are the latest example of city efforts …
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Geno Hess garners national attention with preseason honors
Peoria High senior running back Geno Hess is being recognized for it by USA Today and CBS' MaxPreps.USA Today...
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Editorial: Repudiate hate
We expect any president worthy of the title to do everything in his power to bring out the best in the American people, …
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Ronda Guyton is first black woman to oversee jail
PEORIA - In front of nearly 100 family members, colleagues and friends, Ronda Guyton became the county's first black wom…
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Pekin tavern sells $700,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket
PEKIN - The winning ticket for Monday's midday Lucky Day Lotto drawing, worth $700,000, was sold at Pottsie's Place, 303…
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Trump condemns KKK, neo-Nazis as 'thugs'
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump and the weekend's violence and death in Charlottesville, Vi…
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Nick in the AM: WMBD radio host reporting from Guam
"The Markley & van Camp Show" on WMBD radio (1470 AM, 100.3 FM) in Peoria might sound a little different this week. That…
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Nick in the AM: Train wins showdown with stove near Edelstein
Someone or someones apparently wanted to see what would happen if a speeding train struck an old stove Sunday night near…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheets for the weekend of Aug. 12-13, 2017
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the weekend of Aug. 12-13, 2017
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheets for Aug. 14, 2017
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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Nick in the AM: Dan Fogelberg inducted into Colorado Music Hall of Fame
Good morning, troops. It's Monday, Aug. 14.Plenty of people involved with the Colorado music industry probably are a lit…
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