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2012/05/28 01:50

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Marquette baseball faces Pawnee at Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — Nick Hoefert said the Marquette Catholic High baseball team is doing what it needs to get done. It’s called win and advance. The 26-8 Explorers play 31-6 Pawnee at 1 p.m. Monday in the...

2012/05/28 01:50

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Peoria Public Library Military Order of the Purple Heart Darrell Amerman Nancy D. Davis Peoria Veterans Administration Center

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2012/05/27 15:28

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May 27, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- The state Dept. of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is investigating the death of 1-month-old girl from the Chicago's Hamilton Park. Patrice Holman of the...

2012/05/27 01:12

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Joanne Stamerjohn

M. Joanne Stamerjohn, 80, of Morton, died at 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at Three Pillars Masonic Home in Dousman, Wis. She was born on July 22, 1931, in Peoria, to John and L. Mildred...

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Peoria Pekin Lois Donohue Robert W. Stamerjohn Wis

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2012/05/26 23:43

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Ill. man jailed for beating girl who turned off TV

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The (Peoria) Journal Star (http://bit.ly/LP43uC ) reports that 34-year-old Quincy Norris pleaded guilty in Peoria County Circuit Court to aggravated battery to a child. He was...

2012/05/26 21:12

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Val McCabe

Val Jean McCabe, 62, formerly of Pekin, died Sunday, April 29, 2912, at his home in Alliance, Neb. He was born Jan. 17, 1950, in Peoria, to Jean Valjean and Margaret E. (Lawler) McCabe. He was...

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Val Jean McCabe Pekin Jean Valjean Margaret E. (Lawler) McCabe Marcia McCabe Walker

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2012/05/26 17:18

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Tulsa restaurant robbed Saturday morning

TULSA - The Church's Chicken in the north 5000 block of Peoria Avenue was robbed around 11:00 a.m. Saturday. Police say the manager was leaving with a bank deposit bag when she was robbed by a man...

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2012/05/26 13:02

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Five School Graduation Photos

If you, or someone you know, had a child graduate recently from one of the five local area schools, they may view their photos at: http://www.denimtolace.com/graduations . The five schools are: East...

2012/05/26 11:34

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Prairie Fire recruits area athletes

The Knox College football team’s 2012 recruiting class includes two players from area schools with longtime winning traditions. Prairie Fire coach Chad Eisele said Geoffrey Hahn of United High School...

Chad Eisele Knox College Geoffrey Hahn Ben Couri Knox College

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2012/05/26 05:12

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10 questions: The Pekin Daily Times news quiz

This week’s quiz covers Saturday, May 19 through Friday, May 25. 1. What local elected official is pushing for concealed carry via an online petition? 2. The HOPE Chest retail store is opening on...

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Pekin Pekin Community High School What Pekin cemetery Joyce Antonini Tazewell County Board

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2012/05/26 01:06

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Peoria Teen Sentenced for Downtown Shooting

Peoria Teen Sentenced for Downtown Shooting A Peoria teenager, indicted for a shooting near city hall last October which wounded a teenage girl, was sentenced Friday to a maximum 3 years in prison....

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Mytrez Flora Civic Center Twin Towers Civic Center Cory Bragg

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2012/05/26 01:06

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Two Peoria Shootings Leave One Dead- One Wounded

Two Peoria Shootings Leave One Dead- One Wounded Peoria Police are investigating two shootings which occurred within minutes of each other. The latest homicide victim is 26 year old Almarty Grant who...

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Almarty Grant Peoria police Edward E. Jackson

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2012/05/25 22:12

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Columbus R. Cummings, 20th Mayor of Pekin

After Pekin was incorporated as a city in 1849, for the first 25 years its history the city of Pekin was headed by mayors who served one-year terms. During that time, 18 men were elected mayor,...

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James P. Cummings Pekin Railway Construction Co. CHICAGO Pekin Public Library COLUMBUS

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2012/05/25 09:06

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Double Shooting 1800 Block W. Butler

Double Shooting 1800 Block W. Butler Two men are in the hospital after a double shooting. Police say they received multiple calls of shots fired just before 11 Thursday night in the 1800 block of...

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OSF Saint Francis Medical Center OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

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2012/05/25 08:01

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Teen shootings at apartment complex, bar may be c...

A shooting at an apartment complex Wednesday might be connected to the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy Sunday, Tulsa police said. Isaiah Landrum, 15, was arrested Wednesday on accusations that he...

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2012/05/25 04:08

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CAT Finalist for Employer Support Freedom Award

PEORIA-Caterpillar is receiving high praise from the nation's capitol for its support of those who protect and serve. Caterpillar employs more than 2,600 veterans. Now it's being recognized for how...

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Caterpillar Nat Wickham Department of Defense

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2012/05/25 04:08

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Peoria Heights Superintendent Retires After 52 Ye...

PEORIA HEIGHTS-A local superintendent is saying goodbye after half a century with his school district. Bergia went to Peoria Heights schools as a child, and spent his entire career in the...

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Roger Bergia

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2012/05/25 04:00

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Caterpillar revises contract proposal for Joliet ...

Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc. offered striking machinists at its Joliet plant a modified contract proposal during negotiations with a federal mediator on Thursday, according to company spokesman Rusty...

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