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Friday, June 22, 2018
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Cornhole tournament to raise money for TAPS
PEKIN - Bean bags will be flying inside the Avanti's Dome this weekend for the first Top Dog in the Dome in Pekin.The th…
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Tazewell County panel to consider rewrite of gun rights resolution
PEKIN - The Tazewell County Board Executive Committee will meet during the June 27 County Board meeting to consider a re…
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Toxic algae blooms reported in Illinois River
PEORIA - Illinois officials have been alerted to a possible algal bloom on the Illinois River and are monitoring conditi…
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Illinois stands to gain from Supreme Court decision on sales taxes
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois stands to benefit from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that states can impose their sales ta…
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Free-standing Starbucks to locate in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA - The first free-standing Starbucks appears bound for East Peoria.
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4 DIY projects that can be done in a day
Think you don't have the time to tackle a home improvement project? Good news: There are a number of easy renovations you can do in one day - without the help (or cost) of a handyman or contractor. Here are four that you can do with just a...
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Peoria area unemployment falls again in May
PEORIA - Unemployment in the Peoria area was down again last month.Data released by the Illinois Department of Employmen…
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ICC looking for students for paid job-training programs
PEORIA - The area's low unemployment rate is making it tough for Illinois Central College to enroll students in job-trai…
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Dog attack at Peoria airport leaves floor covered in feces
PEORIA - Two dogs got loose from their owner at Peoria's airport Tuesday, leaving a TSA officer with a bite to his finge…
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Woodrow Wilson leaves the building
PEORIA - Signs are coming down all over the former Woodrow Wilson Primary School.Metal lettering near the main entrance …
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Nick in the AM: Record rainfall turns Knoxville Avenue into temporary sea
As if Knoxville Avenue in Peoria wasn't difficult enough to traverse because of an ongoing construction project.Record, …
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Nick in the AM: Eureka solar-farm public hearing delayed until July
Governmental decisions regarding a solar-power farm near the southwest edge of Eureka won't take place until next month …
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CxT Roasting Company plans to open second Downtown location this summer
PEORIA - A coffee shop and roasting operation in downtown Peoria likes its neighborhood so much that it will expand to a…
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Nick in the AM: One Subway replacing another at Northpoint Shopping Center
Good morning, troops. It's Thursday, June 21.As of 5:07 this morning, it is summer, officially. Unofficially, it's been …
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