Bradley was beaten soundly at Drake on Jan. 14, and it turned out to be the turning point in their season. They are 10-1 since then.

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How a blowout loss and a custom T-shirt bolstered Bradley for showdown with Drake

Bradley's Duke Deen listens intently to head coach Brian Wardle during a timeout in the second half Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023 at Carver Arena. The Braves defeated the Missouri State Bears 64-54.

Bradley was beaten soundly at Drake on Jan. 14, and it turned out to be the turning point in their season. They are 10-1 since then.

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Jessica Delrio, a bartender at Cole's Corner Tap, 1227 NE Adams, could see a rise in the number of patrons to wait on if Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signs a bill passed by the General Assembly to re-establish happy hour in taverns.
 

Best of the Best happy hour spots in Peoria: Winner and finalists

 

Here are the 2022 Best of Best winners for the happy hour category in Peoria, Illinois.

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This paved area around 3915 SW Adams is believed to be the final resting place of Nance Legins-Costley of Pekin, the first slave legally freed by Abraham Lincoln. The area was once known as Moffatt Cemetery before the city paved over it.
 

The first Black person freed by Lincoln is now buried under pavement

 

Nance Legins-Costley’s final resting place is marked with no honor. Decades ago, her graveyard in Peoria, Illinois, was paved over with asphalt.

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A look at the front of the Journal Star sports front page from Feb. 28, 1982, the day after the Bradley men's basketball team defeated Tulsa to win the Missouri Valley Conference on the final day of the regular season.
 

Bradley vs. Drake is the Valley's latest winner-take-all game. Here's a full list

 

Bradley vs Drake is the eighth winner-take-all game in Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball history. A look at the others.

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The future home of 8-Bit Arcade Bar at 619 SW Water Street next to nearby Kelleher's Irish Pub in Peoria. The popular bar featuring 80s-era arcade games is planning to move into the larger space early next year.
 

Peoria bar to move to larger downtown space. Here's the timeline for transition

 

The number of vintage games and drinks on tap will both grow with the new, larger space in downtown Peoria.

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Real estate sales in Peoria and Tazewell counties for Feb. 26, 2023

 

These are recent real estate transactions in Peoria and Tazewell counties.

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A Bradley basketball sellout? Tickets dwindling for showdown in Peoria

 

Bradley's winner-take-all showdown with Drake for the MVC title is approaching a sellout at Carver Arena, could be team's largest crowd in a decade.

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How Peoria-area girls wrestlers fared at the IHSA state finals

 

The IHSA girls wrestling state finals are Feb. 24-25 in Bloomington. Here is the schedule and results for Peoria-area wrestlers in the finals.

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Washington will wrestle for an IHSA state championship

 

Washington moved on while Canton lost its quarterfinal Friday at the IHSA dual-team finals in Bloomington.

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