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Friday, July 21, 2017
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'You Should Be Happy,' Goo Goo Dolls perform on the Peoria riverfront Thursday
PEORIA - The hitmaking prowess of the alternative rock band the Goo Goo Dolls is a little staggering in hindsight.In a s…
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Pekin school uses gardening to help students with disabilities
PEKIN - The students at Schramm Educational Center in Pekin have more serious needs than any other schoolchildren in Taz…
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Alleged armed robbers face up to 45 years in prison
PEORIA - Two Peoria men face up to 45 years in prison if convicted of a robbery at gunpoint last month.Information was s…
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Block grant plan in Pekin shows some shift in focus
PEKIN - In the past, Pekin's U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant yearly p…
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Towns sell their public water systems — and come to regret it
LAKE STATION, Ind. - This hard-luck town just south of Chicago is weighing a decision confronting many small and midsize…
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Like to cook? ICC chef has good news
PEORIA - Chef Charles Robertson is ready to welcome students into his classroom kitchen on the Illinois Central College'…
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LISTEN: Peoria historian and writer Molly Crusen Bishop
Molly Crusen Bishop is Steve Tarter's guest on "Tarter Source" this week. A native Peorian and the mother of five childr…
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Greater Peoria EDC turns to Dennis Kief as interim CEO — again
PEORIA - Denny Kief has a good understanding of his role as interim CEO of the Greater Peoria Economic Development Counc…
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IDOT plans Route 29 lane reduction for Putnam County bridge project
PEORIA - Illinois Route 29 is to be reduced to one lane at Senachwine Creek, just north of Putnam in Putnam County, from…
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Bradley professor Jaci Willis is fearlessly pursuing art
PEORIA - Jaci Willis appears to be fearless.Clothed in welder's garb and wielding a spark throwing torch, Willis, 53, wa…
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