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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
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Senate passes GOP tax legislation on party-line vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the natio…
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Dragons win four events at Raider Invitational
Four wins, a fourth-place finish in a 16-team field, and season-best times.
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East Peoria council changes mind, awards cleaning contract to low bidder
EAST PEORIA - In a rare change of mind, the East Peoria City Council on Tuesday reversed a vote from two weeks ago and a…
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Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford treasurers allowing real estate tax pre-payment
PEKIN - The Tazewell County Treasurer's Office took in an extra, unexpected $100,000 on Tuesday because of a change in …
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United Airlines honors Peoria airport employees who thwarted alleged theft
BARTONVILLE - United Airlines executives came to town Tuesday to celebrate and thank a trio of ground staff employees at…
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Rauner administration to appeal AFSCME step pay ruling
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration will fight an appellate court ruling that it violated state law when it…
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Bonds reduced in Stark County fatal malnutrition case
TOULON - A judge agreed Tuesday to reduce the bonds for a Stark County couple facing charges of criminal neglect and chi…
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Pekin to avert mistaken tax hike
PEKIN - Pekin city officials made a mistake that, left uncorrected, would have increased the amount of property taxes co…
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Bones found in South Peoria are non-human, coroner states
PEORIA - Bones found Tuesday near South Peoria railroad tracks are not human, according to authorities.Shortly before 11…
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Peoria City Council to review Pere Marquette refinancing proposal
PEORIA - A restructuring plan for the financially ailing Marriott Pere Marquette hotel complex in Downtown Peoria probab…
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SPHL suspends Knoxville player and coach, fines Rivermen coach after post-game battle
PEORIA - The Peoria Rivermen and Knoxville Ice Bears traded shots in a multi-player fracas at the final horn of Saturday…
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Man robbed behind Central Peoria car wash, police say
PEORIA - A Central Peoria man was the victim of an armed robbery early Sunday, according to a police report.The incident…
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East Bluff woman's new friends disappear, as does $500
PEORIA - A woman returned to her East Bluff residence early Monday with two newfound friends and her wallet. Later that …
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LISTEN: A helping hand for ex-convicts
From anger management to job training, Ron Valle of the Helping Hand Resource Center in Peoria specializes in helping ex…
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Luciano: Christmastime killing in 1917 shook Peoria
A hundred Christmastimes ago, Peoria's yuletide turned red - blood red.In a crime that shook Peoria, a bank president sh…
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