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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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Public turns up the heat at Peoria Public Schools board meeting
PEORIA - Peoria Public Schools board members faced questions and critiques about several high-profile plans during Monda…
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Washington opts for $1 million loan to help pay for '223' property
WASHINGTON - The city has decided how it's going to pay for the 223 acres of vacant land it purchased for $4.965 million…
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Family remembers shooting victim Ronald Harris in vigil
PEORIA - Ronald Harris' mother said he was a very private person, who stayed to himself. His neighbors didn't know him w…
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Pekin to fix mold problem at City Hall
PEKIN - The remediation of mold found in the Pekin Municipal Building heating and air-conditioning system will begin Wed…
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Chicago sees most violent week of year with 9 killed, 76 wounded
CHICAGO - The last seven days in Chicago have been the most violent week of the year, with just three police districts o…
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PCHS ROUNDUP: Pekin's Arseneau, Watts set sights on state track meet
Paige Arseneau turned the page in her personal record book Friday at the Mid-Illini Conference girls track and field mee…
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Accused Waffle House shooter Travis Reinking to get mental health exam
The rural Morton man accused of killing four at a Tennessee Waffle House on April 22 will undergo an outpatient mental h…
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Woman seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Peoria
PEORIA - A female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Sunday night and suffered serious injuries, Peoria police said.At a…
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Peoria's new neighborhood liaison has two big pairs of shoes to fill
PEORIA - Josiah Williams may have lived in Peoria for more than seven years but as the city's new neighborhood enhanceme…
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Gambling alleged as possible motive in Putnam County homicide
HENNEPIN - A Putnam County man accused of murdering a sister-in-law and burying her in a shallow grave nearly two years …
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Send in your listing of Memorial Day activities
The Journal Star would like to let readers know if your organization has plans for a Memorial Day ceremony, parade or ot…
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Police detain three after hail of gunfire on South Helen Street
PEORIA - No one was hurt amid a hail of gunfire Monday afternoon in the 800 block of South Helen Street.Peoria police re…
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Iran-Contra figure Oliver North named president of the NRA
ATLANTA - Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, the gung-ho Marine at the center of the Iran-Contra affair three decades ago, w…
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Lego-obsessed crowd packs convention every June near Chicago
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - If you think five straight days of Lego are for the kiddie set, think again.Brickworld Chicago i…
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Tazewell coroner identifies woman found dead at gas station
EAST PEORIA - Authorities have identified the woman whose body was found Sunday morning at a gas station in East Peoria.…
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