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Rivermen celebrate twice with 5-4 comeback shootout win in season opener
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Peoria Rivermen staged a comeback from three goals down that was worth celebrating Saturday in th…
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Citizen search party scours Peoria neighborhood for signs of Alexis Scott
PEORIA - It wasn't uncommon for Alexis Scott to be gone for days at a time, to go out on a Saturday night and not come h…
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Peoria's transportation history second to none
When this nation's transportation history is reviewed, Peoria must certainly be a part of the discussion.From the 19th c…
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Luciano: Metamora thrift store offers help and hope
METAMORA - As a thrift store, Reclaimed Resale doesn't aim to simply sell second-hand clothes and goods: it's in the bus…
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What Americans are afraid of in 2017
Just in time for Halloween, Chapman University has released its fourth annual survey of American fears.Among other thing…
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Trump plans to release JFK assassination files
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump announced Saturday morning that he planned to release the tens of thousands of…
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Statehouse Insider: Will veto session show GOP revolt?
The General Assembly's annual ritual known as the fall veto session begins this week and we'll see what kind of fallout …
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Big Daddy Cab Co. test drives Bogart Ride App to compete with Uber
EAST PEORIA - Uber hadn't yet started its widely recognized ride hailing service in the Peoria area when Bob Thomas stru…
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Peoria Limousine Company ferries riders around in style
PEORIA - The downstream effect of the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series last year trickled all the way to central Il…
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Riders say taking the train keeps travel plans on track
NORMAL - All aboard!Train travel on Amtrak is a common mode of transportation for central Illinois residents.There's no …
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Dunlap clinches Mid-Illini, undefeated season with 35-7 win at Canton
CANTON - Dunlap clinched its first Mid-Illini Conference football championship since joining the league in 2000 with a 3…
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Pioneer Parkway rollover injures five
PEORIA - Five people received apparently minor injuries in a two-car crash Friday evening in the intersection of Pioneer…
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Chinese power over North Korea? It's more myth than reality
BEIJING (AP) - At first glance, it seems the perfect solution to the world's most dangerous standoff: Find a way to get …
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Health plan enrollment starts Nov. 1. Here's what you need to know
Choosing the right health insurance plan can be a cumbersome process, and this year's political back-and-forth over Obam…
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Devastation in Raqqa raises questions about cost of victory
BEIRUT (AP) - Kurdish-led forces on Friday declared victory over the Islamic State group in Raqqa, the former "capi…
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