Local News in West Peoria, Illinois
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Results from area conferences and from throughout the stateLabor Day Parade steps off at 2 p.m. Monday The working men and women of the community will converge in Downtown Peoria on Monday for the West Central Illinois Labor Council's annual Labor Day Parade.
HCC women's soccer suffers first loss PEORIA -- Illinois Central College outshot the Hawks, 13-12, andscored the only two goals of the match in the second half in a 2-0victory over Heartland at Peoria on Wednesday.
Man who drove into river in jail The man who led police on a high-speed chase from South Pekin to the west side of the Illinois River and plunged his car into its murky waters is back in jail.
HS Football area roundup: Touchdown at :29 lifts Elmwood/B Nathan Galligher’s 3-yard scoring run with 29 seconds left in the game Friday night gave Elmwood/Brimfield a 20-13 football victory over visiting Abingdon. E/B (2-0) trailed 13-12 after Abingdon quarterback Trent Ray’s 81-yard scoring pass to Tim Goodman with 8:15 to play. It was Ray’s only completion of the game, in three attempts.
Illinois Police advocate motorcycle safety In order to combat rising motorcycle fatalities, Illinois has taken several measures to educate the public in regards to motorcycle safety.
Intense storm dumps heavy rain on B-N BLOOMINGTON — The Twin Cities should be able to relax over asunny, cool Labor Day weekend after having to work through alocally intense thunderstorm Thursday night.
Local Fishing Report The Journal Star-area local fishing report.
Firefighters aim to Fill the Boot This weekend, Galesburg firefighters will spread around town to help collect money for muscular dystrophy research.
NIB 12 members move up, down in latest polls Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference West Division member Sterling moved up two spots while Geneseo dropped one spot in the latest Associated Press high school football rankings. Geneseo (1-0) fell from No. 3 to No. 4 in Class 4A,