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Thursday, August 9, 2018
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Peoria Players Theatre gets face-lift in time for 100th season
PEORIA - Peoria Players Theatre ripped out its plastic seating this week in favor of a return to its roots, thanks to a …
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Credit card skimmers found at Morton gas stations
MORTON - Police found credit card skimmers inside pumps at two village gas stations Wednesday.The pumps were at Circle K…
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Appellate Court: Lawyer's pension fight should go before state board
PEORIA - The legal tussle over the pension for Peoria County's former public defender took another turn this week as an …
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Summer Camper pleads to attacking nurse; sentenced to 6 1/2 years
PEORIA - A 25-year-old Des Plaines man on Wednesday was sentenced to 6½ years in prison for attacking a male nurse …
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Bradley Business Accelerator searches for new products to 'Launch'
PEORIA - Ambitious entrepreneurs take note: there's still time to apply for a rigorous seven-week program designed to d…
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Man pleads in 2017 fatal shooting
PEORIA - A Central Peoria man was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday for a fatal shooting in 2017.The sentence is…
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Soul Fest celebrates 20 years with themed nights, Ashanti and Ja Rule
PEORIA - The 20th edition of the River City Soul Fest will be its most ambitious collection of talent and promises somet…
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Teen girl shot near Taft Homes in Peoria
PEORIA - Peoria police are investigating the shooting of a 14-year-old girl Wednesday afternoon at Wayne and Adams stree…
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Dining out: Cracked Pepper Cafe delivers delicious new menu items at new location
PEORIA - The first restaurant in what would soon become a satellite of Travis Mohlenbrink eateries in Peoria was often t…
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All yellow brick roads lead to Mapleton this Saturday for Oz Fest
MAPLETON - It's not quite a yellow brick road, but the signs posted around the village of Mapleton and its surrounding t…
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Nick in the AM: Video of aggressive police arrest in Galesburg goes viral
Galesburg police were justified in the force they used to arrest a suspect last weekend, according to the department's t…
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Nick in the AM: Colton Underwood joins 'Bachelor in Paradise' cast, and drama ensues
Good morning, troops. It's Wednesday, Aug. 8.Nick in the Morning was idle for about a week because of vacation and a wor…
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Water service restored following main break on Main Street in Peoria
PEORIA - The early-morning water main break on Main Street was repaired and water service in the area was restored by 12…
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