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Sun Jun 11 2023

Rise and fall: The colorful history of Peoria drive-in movie theaters

The Peoria Drive-In operated from 1947 until the late 1980s on Glen Avenue in Peoria.

Peoria's drive-In theaters had colorful history of snuggling and smuggling — plus the birth of a film genre and multiple natural and manmade disasters.

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Real estate sales in Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties for June 11, 2023

These are real estate transactions in Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties

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RON JOHNSON/JOURNAL STAR Future Hall of Famer and Bartonville native Jim Thome was helping coach his son Landon's game during a tournament at the Louisville Slugger complex on Saturday.

Jim Thome back in uniform, this time coaching his son to state title

Jim Thome is back in uniform this spring as an assistant for LaGrange Park Nazareth — now helping coach is son Landon to the IHSA state championship in Joliet.

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Steamboat Classic medals hang on the back of a volunteer handing them out at the finish line of the 2022 Steamboat Classic road races Saturday, June 18, 2022 in downtown Peoria.

What you need to know about the Steamboat Classic road races

The 49th running of the Steamboat Classic is scheduled for June 17 in downtown Peoria. Here's what to know.

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The Lifeguards Plus One team, left, and the Miss Tremont team circle their bed racing carts once in the middle of the course during the annual Tremont Turkey Festival bed races Saturday, June 10, 2023 in Tremont.

Bed races and messy faces at the Tremont Turkey Festival

The Tremont Turkey Festivals hosts its annual bed races and strawberry shortcake eating contest Saturday, June 10, 2023 in Tremont.

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