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Price of gas in Peoria market drops 10 cents from last week
Joe Deacon
Gas prices continue to trend lower in the Greater Peoria area as the national per-gallon average drops below the $4-mark for the first time since August.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., confer during a news conference at the Capitol on June 8, 2022. The two GOP leaders are competing to replace Mike Johnson as the top House Republican.
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House Republicans to elect a new leader as they look to rebuild from midterm defeat
Claudia Grisales
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OSF Saint Francis becomes first Illinois hospital to receive national emergency surgery verification
Joe Deacon
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