A pair of local residents embarked on a yearlong renovation to repurpose and convert the 100-year-old library.

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This historic library has been transformed into new hotel

Brady Miller and Charlie Rusk converted Chillicothe's 100-year-old Carnegie Library into a boutique hotel with eight guest suites.

A pair of local residents embarked on a yearlong renovation to repurpose and convert the 100-year-old library.

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Some of the more than a dozen participants scheduled for inclusion in a live town hall meeting focused on the coronavirus wait Sunday, March 15, 2020 for their entrance into the discussion at the WTVP public television station in Peoria.
 

'Questionable, unauthorized or improper' spending discovered at WTVP

 

Peoria's PBS station will be slashing $1.5 million from its budget on the heels of a leadership change.

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Limestone's Mia Lamberti (9) spikes the ball against Morton's Graci Junis in the second set of their volleyball match Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 in Morton. The Rockets downed the Potters in straight sets 25-23, 26-24.
 

Here are 11 impact freshmen across local high school volleyball

 

Morton, Washington, Limestone and Notre Dame are among the Peoria-area volleyball programs with impact freshman for the 2023 varsity season.

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Two victims in I-74 accident have been identified

 

One of the victims, Leishani Gonzalez, 23, worked for 25News as a producer. She had graduated from ISU in 2022.

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FRED ZWICKY/Journal Star The Journal Star building at 1 News Plaza in Peoria opened in 1955. A portion of the building is available for lease. The newspaper operation will remain at the property.
 

Journal Star planning transition to mail delivery

 

The change is expected to improve delivery consistency for readers in Peoria and throughout central Illinois.

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