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Saturday, January 5, 2019
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Hy-Vee recalls possibly contaminated cheesecake
PEORIA - Hy-Vee has recalled its cheesecakes made with Diamond Crystal Brand cheesecake mix after they received a letter…
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Heights Subway manager known for her giving spirit dies unexpectedly
PEORIA HEIGHTS - Nicole Bishop, who for 16 years as the manager of the Peoria Heights Subway shop helped serve up sandwi…
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Illinois agrees to health care reforms at all prisons
CHICAGO - Amid claims of preventable deaths and substandard medical care, state officials have agreed to a sweeping over…
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Grant money will fight obesity in central Illinois
PEORIA - Last fall the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $4.6 million to the Illinois Public Health Ins…
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LISTEN: Chris Marchand and the 12 Days of Christmas
Chris Marchand, a deacon and musician at the Epiphany Anglican Mission in Peoria, chats with the Journal Star's Steve Ta…
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Ideas for 5 spaces that could deliver more 'you' time
I spend my days as an organizer helping clients optimize their storage and use their living space in efficient and sensible ways. Although every house is different - small or large, new or old, modern or traditional, one level or four...
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Proposal to reform, modernize Congress picks up momentum
The U.S. Congress could begin operating in more modern ways, if a just-created committee has the impact leaders hope.Hou…
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No ballot question this year on consolidating Galesburg election authorities
GALESBURG - An effort to put a referendum before Galesburg voters on the city election commission was not successful.Kno…
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LISTEN: ONEFIRE's Jason Parkinson and Mike Hemmer
ONEFIRE President and CEO Jason Parkinson, Director of Marketing Mark Hemmer and the Journal Star's Steve Tarter discuss…
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Nick in the AM: DuPont to lay off employees at El Paso ag facility
Another major employer in the El Paso-Gridley area is shedding jobs.
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Nick in the AM: Bullets fired into South Peoria cellphone store
PEORIA - Bullets were fired through the front windows and door of a South Peoria cellular telecommunications store early…
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Nick in the AM: Boutique for plus-size women opens in Central Peoria
Good morning, troops. It's Friday, Jan. 4.Much has been written and said about how online shopping is ruining brick-and-…
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