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Monday, August 28, 2017
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Wine lovers stomp grapes for a good cause
The wine flowed freely as partygoers tested their skill at stomping grapes Sunday at Kickapoo Creek Winery in Edwards. T…
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Copper tube stolen from substation
PEORIA - A 20-foot copper tube was reported stolen from an Ameren substation at 4610 SW Adams last week. A hole had been…
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Appliances reported stolen from apartments
PEORIA - A 43-year-old male told police Thursday that three of his rental properties had been burglarized while he was o…
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Thieves snatch computer, safe and gun
PEORIA - A 21-year-old male reported a laptop computer and safe were stolen from his apartment at 1101 W. Crestwood Driv…
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'America Invaded' author invades Peoria on cross-country book tour
PEORIA HEIGHTS - If you're looking for an accounting of battles fought in the United States, Christopher Kelly is your m…
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Police assist stabbing victim Friday
PEORIA - Police found a stabbing victim after responding to a call about a fight at 518 W. Columbia Terrace at 8:25 p.m.…
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Rivermen boosters club reports theft of 'several thousand dollars'
PEORIA - The president of the Peoria Rivermen Boosters Club reported to Peoria police Thursday the theft of "several tho…
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Many lawmakers leaving capital amid toxic political climate
The frustration of trying to get things done in a highly charged atmosphere that included a two-year budget impasse is c…
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Hall of Fame basketball coach dies in Roanoke collision Saturday
ROANOKE - Two people including a Hall of Fame high school basketball coach were killed in a two-vehicle accident in rura…
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Trosclair's single in 10th gives Chiefs a wet, 7-6 walk-off win over Cougars
PEORIA - The Peoria Chiefs went from wet, to wetter with a walk-off win and celebration over the Kane County Cougars on …
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Word on the Street: Regardless of politics, a little human decency can't hurt
When it comes to politics these days, incivility knows no bounds. That goes for Springfield as well as Washington, D.C.C…
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Peoria Police Department launches boxing program for kids
PEORIA - More than a century ago, the Police Athletic League began in New York City as a means for police officers to in…
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Rescuers pluck hundreds from rising floodwaters in Houston
HOUSTON - Tropical Storm Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into the nation's fourth-largest city Sunday as rising w…
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Peoria County Jail Booking Sheet for Aug. 27, 2017
Bookings at the Peoria County Jail over the past 24 hours through 7 a.m.
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Fatal vehicle accident reported near Roanoke
ROANOKE - At least one person was killed Saturday in a motor-vehicle accident about three miles north of Roanoke, accord…
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