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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
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Wessler: Cubs need a Red Sox miracle to salvage their season
CHICAGO - Looks like this will not be another magical, championship year for the Cubs.The Dodgers beat them again Tuesda…
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Morton School District tax rate may dip
MORTON - Morton School District residents could see their district tax rate fall a bit.In a report to the School Board o…
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HOI news team finally gets a new set of its own
EAST PEORIA - Peoria's ABC-TV affiliate has been through a lot over the years. A perennial also-ran in the ratings to lo…
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Loren Marion replaces retiring Lisa Snow as Peoria's assistant police chief
PEORIA - Assistant Police Chief Lisa Snow retired Monday, closing a 27-year career with the Peoria Police Department. Ta…
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Dragons finish fourth in O'Fallon tournament
After sweeping three matches in pool play Friday, the Pekin volleyball team faced a pair of tough foes Saturday in the b…
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EP approves pay raises for city police in split vote
EAST PEORIA - The question arose as the East Peoria City Council debated Tuesday night the contents of a three-year cont…
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Government to federal judge: We didn't mislead you about Schock
PEORIA - An Assistant U.S. Attorney didn't misspeak before a federal grand jury, nor did he intentionally mislead a fede…
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Pekin reaps benefits of amended enterprise zone
PEKIN - The state of Illinois has granted a request by the city of Pekin to add an additional 115 acres of land into the…
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Peoria seminar on IT to focus on security threats for business
PEORIA - An information technology seminar this week marks a decade that a group of local information technology consult…
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Britain's royal baby No. 3 is due in April, palace confirms
Prince George and Princess Charlotte's new sibling will arrive in the spring, Kensington Palace has said.The third child…
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Fall of Islamic State group's 'capital': 5 things to know
BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S.-backed forces in northern Syria say they have captured Raqqa, once the seat of power for the Islamic…
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US-backed forces celebrate fall of IS 'capital' of Raqqa
BEIRUT (AP) - U.S.-backed Syrian forces celebrated in the devastated streets of Raqqa on Tuesday after gaining control o…
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Embattled congressman withdraws from consideration as drug czar, Trump says
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's pick to be the nation's drug czar withdrew from consideration Tuesday after news r…
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Trump to call families of slain soldiers, questions Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday will call the families of four soldiers killed this month in Niger, …
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Volcanic eruptions in Alaska could have impacted lives of ancient Egyptians
Did violent volcanoes in Russia, Greenland and Alaska affect the lives of ancient Egyptians?It may sound improbable, but…
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