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Saturday, April 14, 2018
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Rivermen sweep past Dawgs, 4-1, in Game 2 to advance to SPHL second round
PEORIA - The Peoria Rivermen started the party with a pre-game tailgate attended by 60 fans in the Owens Center parking …
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PCHS ROUNDUP: Pekin's Juergens: 3-hit shutout, 10Ks, 3 hits at plate
No heroics were needed for the Pekin softball team's second Mid-Illini Conference win of the season. Just shutout pitchi…
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Pekin family mourns loss of synthetic cannabis victim
PEKIN - A Pekin family was returning from a funeral in Mississippi on April 8 when they learned that a family member was…
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Rivermen Alec Hagaman, Dave Pszenyczny selected All-SPHL first team
PEORIA - Peoria Rivermen defenseman and captain Dave Pszenyczny and winger Alec Hagaman earned All-SPHL honors Friday as…
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April started colder than December, delaying farmers with temps unseen in decades
PEORIA - A weather pattern that proved colder than a full month of last winter initiated the mid-spring month of April, …
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Charges dismissed against the Rivermen's Bart Rogers in arena case
BLOOMINGTON - Criminal charges have been dismissed against one member of the Peoria Rivermen's ownership group in connec…
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IDOT worker robbed at gunpoint near Illinois State Police headquarters
An Illinois Department of Transportation worker was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday morning while out for a stroll behind…
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Editorial: 16 not what it used to be
A 16-year-old has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing another young man last weekend at a party near Bradle…
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Editorial: Not exactly G-rated
Former FBI Director James Comey will be sharing his experiences with and opinions of our president on prime-time TV Sund…
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Accident leaves one car atop another on Knoxville Avenue
PEORIA - Joe Baum said he didn't know if he should feel lucky or unlucky about being involved in a collision shortly aft…
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Two more cases of uncontrolled bleeding in central Illinois synthetic pot users
PEORIA - Four more cases of uncontrolled bleeding in synthetic cannabis users were reported in Illinois in the last 24 h…
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Three from Pekin charged in ongoing investigation into synthetic cannabis deaths and illnesses
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is linked with the story title "Pekin family mourns loss of synthetic cannabis victim," which …
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Judge appoints public defender for Bradley Avenue homicide suspect
PEORIA - Jermontay Brock, 16, made a brief court appearance Friday morning in the first-degree murder case against him.…
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More than one drink a day will shorten your life, research says
NEW YORK (AP) - Here's some sobering news: A large international study says adults should average no more than one alcoh…
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Youths suspected after fire destroys Peoria garage and vehicle
PEORIA - Juveniles might have ignited a fire that burned down a South Peoria garage Thursday night, according to the Peo…
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