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Friday, August 3, 2018
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Warren County officials seek solutions to jail finances after sudden closure
MONMOUTH - A day after Warren County Sheriff Martin Edwards shut down the county jail, officials are searching for answe…
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Walk around Pekin lagoon helps Fight the Fight against addiction
PEKIN - The Fight the Fight addiction awareness group will partner with the not-for-profit drug and alcohol treatment se…
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Peoria police officer on teddy bear patrol
PEORIA - Ask Peoria police Officer Curtis Lindsay why he goes out of his way to give teddy bears to young children, and …
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Two-vehicle crash in Far North Peoria sends two to the hospital
PEORIA - A two-car crash at a Far North Peoria intersection severely damaged one vehicle and sent two people to the hosp…
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Peoria youths celebrate hitting early reading milestone
PEORIA - Three youths stepped away from their books for a few moments Wednesday afternoon to don graduation caps and re…
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Back-to-college shopping? Decorate your space with these dorm must-haves
Somehow, it's already that time of year: back-to-school season. For students going away to college, this means more than packing just a backpack with some pencils: we're talking dorm decor and bedspreads, and maybe some furniture if they're going...
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Warren County farmer expects to lose $150,000 this year from tariffs
ROSEVILLE - Warren County farmer Andy Huston owns about 1,200 acres of land east of Roseville. Huston, a sixth-generatio…
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Peoria man throws cheese at Kroger guard, gets arrested
PEORIA - An area man, upset with the way a grocery store security guard was dressed, verbally assailed the guard, struck…
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Shots fired on East Bluff leads to car being struck three times
PEORIA - A woman reported to Peoria police that someone had shot at her car Wednesday night, according to a report.Polic…
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Handgun taken from a car's glove box
PEORIA - A handgun was taken from a car in Northwest Peoria sometime on Tuesday night, a Peoria police report stated.The…
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Man robbed in Central Peoria parking lot
PEORIA - A 54-year-old was beaten and robbed in the parking lot of a Central Peoria apartment complex Wednesday, accordi…
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Man with handgun robs cash store on Peoria's West Bluff
PEORIA - A handgun-wielding masked man held up a West Bluff business just before 11 a.m. Thursday.According to Peoria po…
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Lincoln, Decatur Kroger stores closing at the end of August
LINCOLN - The Kroger store at 1475 Woodlawn Road in Lincoln is planning to close at the end of August based on a news re…
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Peoria airport gets $1.5 million federal grant for pavement repairs
PEORIA - Peoria's airport has received $1.5 million from the federal Department of Transportation as part of the final p…
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