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All CategoriesThree-vehicle accident snarls traffic on East War MemorialFour victims are taken to Peoria hospitals Read more...College class teaches students how to live like monksLooking for a wild-and-crazy time at college? Don't sign up for Justin McDaniel's religious studies class. The associate professor's course on monastic life... Read more...Returning veterans find job search a challengeWhen he was in the Army, Andy Lucido was a captain. Back home after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he began studying for an MBA at the University of Illinois. Read more...As deadline nears, Obama wants action on payroll tax cutPresident Barack Obama is pressuring Congress to extend a payroll tax cut for the rest of the year as another deadline nears for Congress to act or see taxes go up for millions of... Read more...Group opposed to possible Avon, B-PC, Abingdon school mergerOpposition to the proposed merger of Avon, Bushnell-Prairie City and Abingdon school districts will be heard. A group calling itself Just Vote No announced it will host a public... Read more...Vampires invade the Abraham Lincoln Presidential MuseumReality was temporarily suspended Read more...Sharks hand Blackhawks 7th straight lossBenn Ferriero scored the tiebreaking goal with 14:20 remaining in the third period to send the San Jose Sharks off on a lengthy trip on a winning note, beating the Chicago... Read more...State: Revised flood plain map led to levee updatesCity of Peoria and Komatsu America Corp. officials say the federal government's reaction after the Hurricane Katrina disaster in the Gulf Coast shows why a levee... Read more...Bradley students, Schilling chatDescriptions of committee work, legislative proposals and career advice were among the things students at Bradley University wanted to hear a little more about during a... Read more...Germantown Hills looks to expand at new library facilityA slide show of past projects, accompanied by posters of library interiors and exteriors, was part of a special public meeting Thursday night at the Germantown Fire Protection... Read more...Second Peoria fire engine equipped with life-saving drugsA second Peoria Fire Department engine is now equipped with life-saving drugs and firefighters trained to use them during an emergency thanks to a joint public-private partnership. Read more...Teen accused of Peoria robberies faces additional chargesA South Peoria teen charged this week with two armed robberies in Peoria also is believed to be responsible for several Bartonville burglaries from May through December. Read more...Man says he was beaten by attempted robbersA man told police he was beaten on his porch after telling two men who were trying to rob him that he didn't have any valuables. Read more...Sloppy driving leads to meth bustIt may not have been a wrong turn, but it was a sloppy one that led police to arrest a man and a woman for the variety of meth-related evidence, including the drug... Read more...Man walking with sword loses weapon to policeA sword was confiscated Thursday night in South Peoria from a self-proclaimed sword collector who was walking around with his blade "for kicks." Read more...Man reports metal molds in locked garage stolenLarge metal molds used in concrete work and worth $20,000 were reported stolen from the garage of a rental house where they were stored for the last several weeks. Read more...'Bikers' accused of attack at Adams Street tavernA man and a bartender in a North Valley tavern reported being victims of an attack by six to seven "bikers" Thursday night. Read more...Bank failures in Illinois, Indiana bring 2012 total to 9Regulators on Friday closed small banks in Illinois and Indiana, increasing to nine the number of U.S. bank failures this year, a slower pace than in 2011, when there were 92 bank... Read more...U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk moved to stroke rehab centerU.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has left the Chicago hospital where he was treated after his stroke last month and has been transferred to a rehabilitation center. Read more...Illinois taking the initiative on Medicare fraudIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn's administration will start combing records for Medicaid fraud without the federal government's approval. Read more...Peoria County still pushing economic developmentEven though they're still searching for a full-time individual to handle the work, Peoria County is stepping up its economic development efforts, County Board... Read more...Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau presses forwardThe business of tourism must go on. That was the message at the annual meeting of the Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau on Thursday at the Peoria Civic Center. Read more...Peoria County approves Good Energy as electricity-buying consultantThough they reached the conclusion months after other area governments, Peoria County Board members voted Thursday to let Good Energy serve as a consultant ahead of the referendum... Read more...Marshall County won't be fining Lake Wildwood subdivisionMarshall County State's Attorney Paul Bauer threw cold water Thursday on the county zoning committee's recent threat to fine a homeowners' association for... Read more...Police: South Peorian allegedly admitted he used gun in robberyA South Peoria teen has been arrested for a multi-city crime spree in December that included burglaries, stolen cars and armed robberies. Read more...Roanoke receives water settlementEarlier this week, Roanoke village coffers became larger by about $700,000. The village received a partial settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2009 against oil... Read more...EP fire department receiving $81,000 grantThe East Peoria Fire Department will receive $81,000 in federal grant assistance to update its radio system. Read more...Monmouth hires DeKalb's police chiefDeKalb's police chief for the last 11 years will be the next police chief in Monmouth. William Feithen's hiring was announced at Monday's City... Read more... |
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