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Rauner: Trump's comments on Charlottesville 'damage America '
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner rallied fellow Republicans Wednesday to "ignite a political revolution against the broke…
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'Stand for Manual' ushers in first day of school
PEORIA - The first day of school seemed like the last to Jalasha Snipes, an eighth-grader at Manual Academy."I feel like…
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Saint John Paul II relic brought to St. Mary's Church in Kickapoo
EDWARDS - In recounting her memories of St. John Paul II, Jenna Alwood recalled seeing him constantly on the television …
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Editorial: Time for moral courage, given absence of it in high places
Over in Mapleton just southwest of Peoria, a village board member complains about "too many colored people coming into t…
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Heights couple robbed; husband injured
PEORIA HEIGHTS - A 62-year-old Peoria Heights man was injured earlier this week when he stumbled upon a person in his ho…
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Trump disbands advisory council, but Caterpillar still wants policy role
PEORIA - Caterpillar Inc. wants to stay engaged with the Trump administration on economic policy initiatives, despite th…
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Luciano: How does Trump not get the Nazi thing?
With nothing else sparking sense in President Trump, maybe we ought to send him buttons.That's all I can think of, aside…
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Thieves take TV, video game console from Peoria home
PEORIA - Thieves took a TV, a PlayStation4 and a fire stick from a Central Peoria home sometime in the past two days.Acc…
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Pekin Community High School unveils advanced technology library
Pekin Community High School students and faculty now have a 21st Century library with all of the technological bells and…
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For small town police, expertise in everything is a must
CHILLICOTHE - Sgt. Robert Purcell thumbed the toggle switch on the console activating the red and blue flashing lights o…
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Ancient games bring kilted brawn to the Peoria Irish Fest
PEORIA - Roaming around the Erin Feis festival grounds on the Peoria riverfront in 2011, Joel Montgomery found himself w…
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Old favorites and new imports to the Peoria Irish Fest
PEORIA - The constant curiosity of the Peoria Irish Fest, formerly known as Erin Feis, each year is the different aspect…
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House rejects Gov. Rauner's school funding plan
SPRINGFIELD - Saying he won't give up on the school funding reform bill that's already passed the General Assembly, Hous…
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Woman, grandson robbed in Central Peoria while trying to buy an iPhone
PEORIA - A woman and her grandson were robbed at gunpoint by an unknown person Tuesday evening in Central Peoria.Accordi…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheet for Aug. 16, 2017
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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