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Friday, September 15, 2017
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Road closing at Northmoor and Rosemead on Monday, disrupting traffic for schools
PEORIA - If ever a road construction project was designed to wreak havoc on the daily commute, consider the Northmoor Ro…
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Peoria County Board hears of efforts to recover missing Civil War monument
PEORIA - Members of the Peoria County Board learned Thursday that old monuments never die but sometimes disappear.Kathri…
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Recent Limestone graduate organizing music, arts festival
MAPLETON - Limestone Community High School hosts a variety show every year as a way to showcase the performative talents…
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One fatality reported in crash on I-74 in McLean County
PEORIA - Illinois State Police were investigating several crashes Thursday on Interstate 74, including one in Bloomingto…
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Women robbed of purse, iPhone in Peoria apartment
PEORIA - Two women told police they were robbed of an iPhone and a purse at their apartment late Wednesday night.The wom…
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Princeville football team has a 'Dark Side'
Offense gets much of the attention these days, with high-scoring games littering the high school football landscape.Prin…
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Man held on $75,000 for gas station shooting
PEORIA - A Peoria man was ordered held on $75,000 bond for allegedly shooting at people at a South Peoria gas station on…
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Defense in Putnam County case says woman died of blunt force trauma
HENNEPIN - A new fact emerged Thursday as the scheduled trial of a Putnam County man charged with concealing the homicid…
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5 questions with Grace Breitbach, Notre Dame girls cross country
Notre Dame senior Grace Breitbach is a two-time all-state cross country runner for the Irish.Breitbach is the latest in …
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Violence counseling program for young kids returns to Center for Prevention of Abuse
PEORIA - Now that the state of Illinois has a budget in place, the Center for Prevention of Abuse has received grant mo…
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Peoria gas station clerk refuses gunman's demand for money
PEORIA - A gas station clerk told police she refused to give an armed man any money late Tuesday night.The incident occu…
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ShotSpotter alerts keep Peoria police busy
PEORIA - Police responded to three ShotSpotter calls within a block of each other late Wednesday.Two alerts from the gun…
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Car struck by gunfire on East Bluff
PEORIA - A Pontiac Grand Am was hit by gunfire late Wednesday night on Peoria's East Bluff.According to a report filed a…
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Pekin felon says 'please,' but judge not swayed
PEKIN - One of Pekin's most prolific felons couldn't talk a Tazewell County judge into giving him a second reachable sho…
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Witness reports hearing shots fired in South Peoria
PEORIA - Police made no arrests after a witness reported hearing three gunshots Wednesday night from a car in the 2100 b…
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