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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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Washington high school board approves property tax break if sales tax passes
WASHINGTON - Property owners in the Washington Community High School District would get a break on their property taxes …
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Conflict of interest charges raised at Peoria council meeting
PEORIA - On a night with a light agenda and three City Council members absent, most of the news at Tuesday's council ses…
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One dead in single-vehicle crash in Jubilee Township
PEORIA -- Jamie Harwood, the Peoria County Coroner, confirmed that a single person has died as a result of of a car acci…
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Duo indicted for late September home invasion
PEORIA - Two Peoria men were indicted by a Peoria County grand jury Tuesday for allegedly invading the apartment of a Ce…
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Center for Prevention of Abuse receives $20,000 from Ameren to teach about human trafficking
PEORIA - Ameren Illinois gave the Center for Prevention of Abuse a $20,000 donation to help teach Peoria Public School s…
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Home Help: Tips and tricks for fall gardening success
GardeningTips and tricks for fall gardening successThe experts at Bonnie Plants offer tried-and-true tips for fall gardening:
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Worker recovering after burns at Caterpillar foundry in Mapleton
MAPLETON - A worker at the Caterpillar Inc. foundry received burns and was hospitalized during an accident Friday night …
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Israeli tech company converts Caterpillar dozer for autonomous operation
DEERFIELD - A tech company in Israel that builds military and commercial equipment for use in water, earth, air and spac…
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Illinois American Water doles out grants to area fire departments
PEORIA - It's not a budget-saving amount of money, but 10 area fire departments, both professional and volunteer, are th…
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Lanes close for water main repairs in Central Peoria
PEORIA - Three lanes of traffic are closed for water main repairs in Central Peoria.The left eastbound lane in the 700 b…
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LISTEN: Our analysis, preview and picks for Week 8 of the prep football season
The Journal Star Sportswriters - Wes Huett, Stan Morris and Adam Duvall - discuss last week's big prep football games an…
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LISTEN: The Community Workshop and Training Center
Rick Stephenson, Bill Adams and Patti Gratton of the Community Workshop and Training Center join the Journal Star's Stev…
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EP open burning allowed starting Oct. 15
EAST PEORIA - Get ready to burn.Open burning of yard waste will be allowed in East Peoria from Oct. 15 through Nov. 30.R…
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Nick in the AM: Maquet's Rail House in Pekin prepares to expand
Good morning, troops. It's Tuesday, Oct. 9.When Dustin Maquet opened his downtown Pekin restaurant and bar four years ag…
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City Council approves Pekin airport runway rehab agreement
PEKIN - The Pekin City Council unanimously voted to approve an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation …
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