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Railroad crossing repairs to close Wheeler Road near Mapleton
MAPLETON - Wheeler Road will be closed from 7 a.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Saturday at the railroad tracks just south of U.S. R…
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From respected physics student at U of I to kidnapping suspect
Growing up in north central Wisconsin, Brendt Christensen was a smart, friendly boy - the sort of child neighbors recall…
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Peoria Playhouse celebrates community culture with Eid al-Fitr
PEORIA - The Peoria Playhouse was buzzing Sunday afternoon as it held another Celebrate Peoria event, this time highligh…
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New motel gets go-ahead from Morton Village Board
MORTON - A new motel will be springing up in the north end of the village.The Morton Village Board last week unanimously…
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Kids learn focus, sportsmanship in junior billiards league
PEORIA - Everett Wubben likes to run track and cross country, study up for a scholastic bowl and go camping with his fel…
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Farm and Food File: Amazon CEO now a grocery getter
When Jeff Bezos, the founder, chairman, and CEO of giant online retailer Amazon.com Inc., paid $250 million for the mone…
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Will budget battle help or hurt Gov. Rauner's re-election chances?
CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner lost an unprecedented battle with the "Springfield insiders" he once campaigned to …
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Torpedo Boys to entertain at Marshall-Putnam Fair Seniors Day
HENRY - Back in the summer of 2005, a handful of Upper Illinois Valley musicians who had started playing together at jam…
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Stark County Board to meet for the first time since leaders resigned
TOULON - The pressing financial strains that underlay the intense controversy leading up to the recent resignations of t…
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Tazewell, Woodford marriages, divorces: July 9, 2017
MARRIAGE LICENSESTazewell CountyJames Bohannon, 60; Janis Curley, 59; both East Peoria.William Bollegar, 35; Naomi Brook…
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