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Victim shot and killed in Peoria's North Valley late Friday
PEORIA - A man was shot and killed late Friday in the North Valley, becoming the city's eighth homicide victim of the ye…
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Peoria Fire Department could lend assistance to South Carolina if Irma strikes there
PEORIA - Two officers with the Peoria Fire Department and a hazardous materials decontamination truck could be headed t…
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Chiefs eliminated from MWL playoffs with 8-5 loss in Game 3 to Quad Cities
The Peoria Chiefs rallied late, but could not overcome a poor start, and it added up to the finish of their 2017 Midwest…
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Man robbed at gunpoint after attempt to buy a TV from a Facebook ad
PEORIA - A 42-year-old man was robbed of more than $200 cash after he met another person through a Facebook ad for a TV.…
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Gunshot strikes a vehicle in the North Valley on Thursday evening
PEORIA - A vehicle in the North Valley was struck by gunfire Thursday night, though no one was harmed in the incident, a…
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More airmen from the 182nd Airlift Wing to depart for Irma relief
PEORIA - Four more members of the Illinois Air National Guard are scheduled to leave Saturday to help with military resp…
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Death toll rises to 60 in powerful Mexico earthquake
MEXICO CITY (AP) - One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country's southern coast,…
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Deal with Trump, GOP retirements have Dems riding higher
WASHINGTON (AP) - Relegated for months to playing defense, congressional Democrats are rising again. They've been revita…
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Clinton book relives Democrats' agonizing defeat
NEW YORK (AP) - In a candid and pointed new book, Hillary Clinton relives her stunning defeat to Donald Trump, admitting…
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Helicopter crash kills country singer Troy Gentry and pilot
LUMBERTON, N.J. (AP) - A helicopter carrying singer Troy Gentry, of the award-winning country music duo Montgomery Gentr…
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Community raises $56,000 for firefighter battling stage 4 cancer
PEORIA - A fundraiser last month raised $56,000 in a single night for a Peoria firefighter who is battling stage 4...
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Tough budget decisions loom for Tazewell County
PEKIN - The air conditioning didn't work in the Tazewell County Board chambers when a board committee met this week to b…
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New programs open in old Germantown Hills grade school building
GERMANTOWN HILLS - In a unique co-partnership, specialized education programs operated by two different agencies started…
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Man grazed by bullet from gunfire inside a residence, according to Peoria police
PEORIA - A 22-year-old man's leg was grazed by a bullet inside a residence late Thursday night, according to a Peoria po…
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Peoria NAACP to launch voter registration, participation campaign Saturday
PEORIA - The local NAACP chapter will kick off an ongoing voter registration, education and participation effort Saturd…
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