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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
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Reconstructed stretch of Peoria's Harvard Avenue reopening to two-way traffic
PEORIA - Harvard Avenue from East Purdue Street to East Shady Oak Drive will reopen to two-way traffic end of day Wednes…
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Daytime lane closures start Monday on Murray Baker Bridge
PEORIA - Daytime lane closures will begin Monday on the Murray Baker Bridge, according to the Illinois Department of Tra…
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Lisa Parker out as Dunlap school superintendent
DUNLAP - School Superintendent Lisa Parker, who received a three-year contract extension just last January, is out of a …
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Three men charged with EP home invasions
PEKIN - Three young men allegedly came together early Sunday to invade two East Peoria homes at gunpoint and rob their o…
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Peoria council puts out fire concerns, passes budget for 2018-2019
PEORIA - What a difference a week makes. The uproar over prospective cuts to Peoria's Fire Department heard at last week…
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Editorial: Making the internet less open to all
The Federal Communications Commission appears to have sided with the big guy over the little guy.How could this be with …
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Peoria airport breaks its passenger record for October
PEORIA - In October the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport broke a passenger record for the month that w…
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Could the 'love hormone' oxytocin become the ultimate pain drug?
PEORIA - A research team led by the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria has made an important breakthrough…
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Galesburg principal finds "good fit" as new Stark County superintendent
WYOMING - A Galesburg educator who was formerly principal at a Peoria school has been named the new superintendent of th…
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National cooking contest winner from Washington dishes on Thanksgiving trends
WASHINGTON - Thanksgiving dinner doesn't have to be all about the turkey.Pork can be prominent, too. Just ask Washington…
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Both drivers injured in Peoria County crash
PEORIA - A head-on collision Tuesday afternoon on Kickapoo Creek Road injured both drivers, according to authorities.The…
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LISTEN: Brent Baker on economic development and Bike Peoria
Brent Baker is Steve Tarter's guest on this week's "Tarter Source" podcast. Baker works at the Greater Peoria Economic D…
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Summer Camp Festival passes on sale
CHILLICOTHE - Just in time for the holiday shopping season, the dates, ticket sales and the first two musical acts have …
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Civic, religious leaders stress Peoria's a safe community
PEORIA - While people should take caution while shopping this holiday season, there's nothing to fear and the city overa…
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Woman robbed of cellphones by other women early Sunday in Peoria
PEORIA - A 22-year-old woman told Peoria police she was robbed of two cellphones by two other women as she was walking b…
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