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Tuesday, November 7, 2017
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Washington wants to update 34-year-old public comment ordinance
WASHINGTON - The city is looking to make changes in some of the rules regarding public comments at city meetings.An amen…
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Vehicle hit by gunfire near Peoria nightclub
PEORIA - A vehicle containing four people was struck by a bullet early Sunday morning outside a nightclub, according to …
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Chicago-based JLL to manage Shoppes at Grand Prairie in Peoria
PEORIA - JLL, a Chicago-based firm, said Monday it will manage and lease The Shoppes at Grand Prairie on behalf of Singe…
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'Can't make this up' stories shared at American Legion meeting
PEORIA - Around Christmastime, the Gen. Wayne A. Downing American Legion Post 1111 has a tradition of sending its member…
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Fake $20 bills don't fool McDonald's manager in Peoria
PEORIA - A McDonald's manager foiled two men who tried to buy drinks at the drive-through with fake $20 bills early Sund…
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Death of Rockford police officer ruled a homicide
ROCKFORD - What happened to turn a routine traffic stop early Sunday morning into a lethal confrontation may never be en…
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Editorial: Another one, and then another, and then another ...
It is the America that we have created, and having done so through overt action or indifferent neglect, through profit m…
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Peoria drops a spot on 'Worst Cities for Black Americans' list
PEORIA - Cold comfort.Peoria fell to number two on the 247WallSt.com website list of the "worst" cities for black Americ…
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Former youth baseball coach sentenced for sexual assault
PEORIA - A former Limestone youth baseball coach was sentenced to nine years in prison Monday for sexually abusing a tee…
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Peorian pleads not guilty in Lisle cold-case slaying
WHEATON - A 43-year-old Peoria man pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder in the death of a Lisle woman more t…
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Pekin dumpster dumper fined after guilty plea
PEKIN - A local small-business owner acknowledged Monday that dumping tons of trash on a private driveway is not a "civi…
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2017 Journal Star Girls Golfer of Year: Carolyn Pacocha of Eureka
Although Girls Golfer of the Year is an individual award, Eureka junior Carolyn Pacocha was all about her team this fall…
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Eminian: Rivermen will put Pensacola behind them, vow that 'We won't let this spiral'
PEORIA - Peoria Rivermen head coach Jean-Guy Trudel surprised onlookers after Saturday's game, when Pensacola completed …
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Sick child's parents get no answers after Blue Cross Blue Shield announcement
PEORIA - The nightmare the Reardon family has been living since January got worse Oct. 2 when Blue Cross Blue Shield ann…
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LISTEN: A conversation between two journalists
The Journal Star's Nick in the Morning -Nick Vlahos - chats with co-worker Chris Kaergard about state and local politics…
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