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Monday, February 26, 2018
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Peoria Public Schools says no to national student walkouts, students say yes
PEORIA - Two students at Peoria High School already had begun planning a student walkout to protest gun violence when Pe…
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Vacant house catches fire in South Peoria
PEORIA - A house fire Sunday night in South Peoria caused no injuries, officials said.Peoria firefighters at 7:49 p.m. a…
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Woman shot in the leg in Central Peoria
PEORIA - A woman was taken to a local hospital after she was shot in the leg Sunday night in Central Peoria, police said…
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Illinois River to crest above 25 feet in Peoria
PEORIA - The Illinois River is expected to crest at about noon Monday in Peoria at 25.1 feet and maintain that depth for…
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Pinecrest Avenue lane closures to begin Monday at I-74 in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA - Lane closures will begin Monday on the southbound lanes of Pinecrest Avenue over Interstate 74 for bridge …
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LeRoy woman learns to live without a stomach
LEROY - When Laura Willis was told that her best chance to virtually eliminate her high risk of stomach cancer was to ha…
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Ameren completes Spoon River Transmission Project
PEORIA - The Spoon River Transmission project, a 44-mile, 345,000-volt line between Galesburg and Peoria, has been compl…
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DCFS worker's death sparks calls for change
Following the brutal beating and eventual death of a Department of Children and Family Services caseworker who was tryin…
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Keeley Cure for alcoholism was a boon for the business and Dwight
DWIGHT - The Keeley Cure initially had gold in it, but the real gold was in the number of satisfied alcohol or other dru…
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Marshall County to elect new sheriff
LACON - Marshall County voters will go to the polls on March 20 to settle the first contested race for county sheriff in…
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Word on the Street: Kudos for discussion on school consolidation
The hardest animal to kill is the high school mascot, it's been said. That's a reference to how contentious school-distr…
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Random Acts of Kindness: Motorist stops to help after accident
Recently, my grandchildren and their father were involved in a car accident. There was one person who saw the devastatio…
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Undermanned Rivermen stun Evansville on game-winner from Will Smith with 38 seconds left for 3-2 win
Will Smith may share a name with a famous actor, but the Peoria Rivermen center-winger played a hero's role Saturday in …
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Spring Home Show packs Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA - Spinal evaluations, banks and homemade candy are among the oddities mixed into the crowd of home-improvement ve…
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Wessler: Bradley loses mental toughness battle to Indiana State
PEORIA - How to explain this?After winning at Indiana State four weeks ago, Bradley let the Sycamores come into Carver A…
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