Known for boundary-pushing morning radio show on KZ-93, the late Gary Olson is remembered by colleagues for changing the face of radio in Peoria.

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Tue Feb 21 2023

 
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This innovative and irreverent DJ changed the landscape of Peoria radio

Gary Olson, a former KZ93 disc jockey in the late 1980s and early 1990s, died on Feb. 7, 2023. Friends and family say his tenure at the Top 40 station was a huge influence on radio in Peoria.

Known for boundary-pushing morning radio show on KZ-93, the late Gary Olson is remembered by colleagues for changing the face of radio in Peoria.

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Dan and Michele Reubin prepare pizzas for lunchtime customers at their new business Rubi's Brickoven Pizza currently operating out of The Table in North Peoria.
 
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Wife overcomes medical condition to run 'unique' pizza joint with her husband in Peoria

This Peoria pizza business has grown in ways this married couple could not have expected.

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Kirk Broders and Gloria Iriarte bought their house on Mooncrest Drive in Dunlap without actually setting foot in it. The family was living in Panama during the pandemic when Kirk was offered a job at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research. Through internet searches and virtual tours, they were able make their choice from afar.
 
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Homebuying has changed in recent years. How this couple took advantage to find a home here

From Panama to Dunlap: Here's why this couple moved to the Peoria area, and how they found a home in this greatly desired village.

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Taco Rio is among the five restaurants in The Noshery that will be opening on Wednesday.
 
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Peoria food hall closes after less than 2 years in business. Here's why it shut down

This Peoria business opened 2021, but now has joined a list of other recent closures in the food business.

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Manual's Gerron Trapps reacts to a fourth-quarter three-pointer late in the second half Saturday, Feb. 14, 2023 at Peoria High School. The Rams rallied to defeat the Lions 66-61.
 

State champs and rivalry heroics: Nominees for athlete of the week

IHSA state champion wrestlers, heroes of the Manual-Central rivalry and more: Vote now in the poll for Journal Star high school athlete of the week.

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Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. The six-week period is a significant time of year leading up to Easter.

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Looking for basketball scores? Inside the new IHSA March Madness app

 

The Illinois High School Association has launched a new smartphone app that includes basketball score, schedules and records.

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Brimfield woman identified as victim in fatal weekend accident

 

The 83-year-old woman who died in a car accident late Saturday has been identified as Beverly Furlong of Brimfield.

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'The star was a star': Bradley extends win streak on clutch 3 with :20 left vs. Southern Illinois

 

The Bradley Braves meet the Southern Illinois Salukis in a key Missouri Valley Conference game in Carbondale, Illinois.

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