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Unzicker pounces late for a $5,000 win in 100-lap Late Model race at Speedway
PEORIA - Ryan Unzicker had unfinished business Saturday at Peoria Speedway, and he played the closer's role in the 63rd …
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Multiple gunshots fired Friday night on Peoria's Smith Street
PEORIA - Police responded to a ShotSpotter report Friday night in South Peoria that alerted them of the possibility of m…
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Two women found dead in South Peoria appear to be unrelated drug ODs
PEORIA - Two women were found dead in South Peoria on Saturday morning in what appear to be two separate and unrelated d…
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First day of basketball practice getting 'easier' for veteran Braves
PEORIA - For Bradley men's basketball junior forward Luuk van Bree, the first official day of practice this year - held …
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Racial disparities evident in child welfare system
PEORIA - In April, she left the courtroom frustrated. The hearing had been delayed because a caseworker wasn't prepared.…
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Chicago nanny was no accidental photographer
CHICAGO (AP) - Yawning gaps in the life story of enigmatic Chicago nanny Vivian Maier, whose gritty street photography b…
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New state employee pension plan coming, but not soon
SPRINGFIELD - Part of the deal that ended the budget impasse in July called for creation of a new pension plan for many …
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The new reality of old age in America
Richard Dever had swabbed the campground shower stalls and emptied 20 garbage cans, and now he climbed slowly onto a Joh…
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Statehouse Insider: Fallout from Rauner's abortion rights bill decision will continue
Just when it looked like things were quieting down a bit around state government, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the controver…
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Pollution could increase as Rauner EPA moves to rescue coal plants
In a move that could lead to dirtier air in Chicago and other downwind communities as far away as New York, Gov. Bruce R…
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Luciano: Newlyweds face backlash after Wildlife Prairie Park bison-chasing caper
I'm thinking of pitching a new TV show called "Bisons and Boneheads!"That's the inescapable conclusion after a
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State allows educators to bypass some exams, courses for teacher licensing
Illinois lawmakers and officials have in recent years eliminated some key requirements would-be teachers needed to get l…
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Illinois State Police seek witnesses to police shooting of Eddie Russell Jr.
PEORIA - Illinois State Police investigators are asking anyone who witnessed a fatal encounter between Peoria police and…
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Peoria woman struck in face after two masked men enter her apartment
PEORIA - A 26-year-old woman told police she was struck in the face by one of two masked men who broke into her apartmen…
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Nebraska court ends beer sales near South Dakota reservation
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Four Nebraska beer stores criticized for selling millions of cans each year next to an American Ind…
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