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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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Pumpkin Festival street closings presented to Morton Village Board
MORTON - Tourism in the village was the main topic Monday at a Morton Village Board meeting.Multiple street closings for…
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Farmington superintendent recommends $5.3 million campus enhancement
FARMINGTON - A stadium plaza and an artificial turf football field may be in the works on the Farmington Central campus.…
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Decision time in Woodford County: to solar or not to solar
EUREKA - The Woodford County Board is expected to decide Tuesday whether to allow a Georgia-based energy company to buil…
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Aaron Schock seeks to move his corruption trial to Peoria
PEORIA - In the wake of the Urbana-based judge being removed from his public corruption case, former U.S. Rep. Aaron Sch…
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High-Tech Career Expo at ICC will show clear path to employment
EAST PEORIA - At events such as the High-Tech Career Expo scheduled for next month at Illinois Central College, employer…
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Thumbs up: Conklin's perseverance and Peoria's mobile food pantry
Thumbs up to Mary Simon, owner of Conklin's Dinner Theatre in Goodfield, who won a legal battle with her insurance compa…
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Dunlap man pleads guilty in East Bluff home explosion
PEORIA - A Dunlap man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Monday for entering a house and causing a gas explosion that d…
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More mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in Fulton County
CANTON - Mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus have been found in additional Fulton County areas, a news r…
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Nick in the AM: Severely injured Bureau County boy making miraculous recovery
Almost a year after doctors weren't sure Caleb Clausen would survive a horrific accident, the 7-year-old was running the…
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Luciano: Peoria sends bad message with big-salary hires amid layoffs and furloughs
Economic development is a good thing.Racial diversity is a good thing.And in Peoria, they're such good things as to make…
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Nick in the AM: Legendary band Chicago to play Peoria
How long has the band Chicago been performing? Even musicians who had been with the group for more than 30 years still w…
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Nick in the AM: South Pacific earthquake felt in central Illinois, kinda-sorta
(NOTE: Once again, Nick in the Morning will be on assignment Tuesday, and the following Tuesday, Aug. 28, as well. We ho…
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