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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
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Vito's Pizza and Italian Restaurant to close
WASHINGTON - Vito's Pizza and Italian Restaurant announced on its Facebook page that it was closing."Another one bites t…
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Morton board recommends county approve solar energy project
MORTON -- Village Board trustees Monday recommended the Tazewell County Zoning Board of Appeals approve a special-use pe…
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ICC refines work-based programs at statewide gathering
EAST PEORIA - Educators and employers looking to match skills training and students came together Monday at Illinois Cen…
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Montelongo to hold coffee Thursday
PEORIA - City Council Member Jim Montelongo will host "Coffee and Conversation" from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Paner…
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Cyber security event will focus on threats to Peoria-area businesses
PEORIA - There's no shortage of headlines about big-name companies with big information technology budgets falling victi…
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Dear Monty: Questions to ask yourself before changing homes
Reader Question: Our home is currently on the market, and we are actively looking. It has only been two weeks, and we have had three showings, and no offers yet. Our agent seems to think that we are going to have a hard time...
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Peoria Christian named first Blue Ribbon high school in the county
PEORIA - Peoria Christian School is no stranger to national recognition, but the high school made history Monday becomin…
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East Peoria man forced sex on homeless girl, jury finds
PEKIN - An East Peoria man will go to prison for forcing sex on a minor girl at the threat of kicking her and her mother…
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Cyr to discuss issues over Saturday coffee
PEORIA - The 5th District Peoria City Councilman Denis Cyr will hold a public meeting at the Peoria Public Library's Nor…
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Public meetings set for road referendum on Nov. 6 ballot
PEORIA - Four public meetings are scheduled during October on the sales tax referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot.This referen…
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Peoria's new diversity officer ready for challenge
PEORIA - Farris Muhammad understood what he was getting into. As the first person to hold the title of diversity officer…
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FEMA's 'presidential alert' test: What you need to know
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Cell phone users across the United States will receive a text message on the same day at the same …
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Nick in the AM: Rep. Cheri Bustos to seek House leadership role if Dems win
If the Democrats win a majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives this autumn, Cheri Bustos wants to help le…
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Nick in the AM: Peoria-area native dies in Florida murder-suicide
A man who grew up in the Peoria area died last week in an apparent murder-suicide in his Florida house, according to aut…
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Nick in the AM: Route 34 between Monmouth and Galesburg to reopen today
Highway travel between Galesburg and Monmouth should become significantly easier Monday.The 14 miles of U.S. Route 34 th…
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Nick in the AM: Help Real Men Wearing Pink! Donate to breast-cancer research
Good morning, troops. It's Monday, Oct. 1.October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Has been for more than 30 y…
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