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Saturday, August 19, 2017
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Shew drops career-best outing on LumberKings to help Chiefs to 2-1 win
PEORIA - The Peoria Chiefs gained some breathing room Friday in a playoff race in which most of the teams seemed to be i…
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Budding romance fizzles into con job
PEORIA - In just four days, a budding romance fizzled in what police suspect as a cash con.Thursday, Peoria police were …
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Community center burgled three nights in a row
PEORIA - Police could have a clue in three nights of break-ins at the East Bluff Community Center:Three suspects might h…
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Peoria woman says 70-year-old landlord wants sex instead of rent
PEORIA - A Peoria woman told police that her 70-year-old landlord keeps pressuring her to pay rent with sex.The 19-year-…
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Police: Stranger flashes obscene gesture at former Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman
EDWARDS - After a security alarm brought police to property owned by Doug Oberhelman, the former Caterpillar Inc. CEO ar…
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First day of school eclipsed by solar event
PEORIA - When a once-in-a-lifetime event coincides with the first day of school, typical back-to-school activities and s…
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Critics say Ameren efficiency plan falls short of goals, but utility disagrees
PEORIA - An energy efficiency plan proposed by the dominant downstate power provider fails to meet key goals of state le…
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Last of five charged in Bartonville home invasion goes to prison
PEORIA - A Bartonville man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his part in a violent home invasion last summer in Ba…
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Eclipse or not, don't stare at the sun
PEORIA - No official medical studies document what would happen if someone viewed a two-hour-long solar eclipse without …
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Peoria man found to be sexually violent
PEORIA - A Peoria man has been ruled sexually violent and will remain in state custody.The decision by Peoria County Cir…
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Man arrested in shooting at South Peoria club
PEORIA - A Peoria man is in custody in connection with a shooting at a South Peoria club last weekend.Myrune D. Linwood,…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheet for Aug. 18, 2017
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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Peoria Realtors raffle Tiny Home to support holiday food program
PEORIA - The Peoria Area Association of Realtors will raffle an industry-specific item to support its holiday meal progr…
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Retail sales of Caterpillar machines jump 12 percent
PEORIA - Retail sales of Caterpillar Inc. machines continued to climb in the first month of the third quarter, posting d…
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Road repairs to limit Sheridan Road on West Bluff next week
PEORIA - Road repairs will limit traffic on Sheridan Road on the West Bluff. Asphalt work will begin Monday in the 900 b…
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