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Center for Prevention of Abuse breaks ground on new Pekin shelter
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Construction is about to begin on the Center for Prevention of Abuse’s new emergency domestic violence shelter in Pekin. The nonprofit social services organization held a groundbreaking for a rebuilt Carol House of Hope on a 1.8-acre property on 2nd Street acquired from the City of Pekin two years ago.
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Riggenbach hopes to apply ‘Next Gen’ lessons to Peoria-area housing initiatives
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Women’s basketball coach Popovec-Goss leaves Bradley for Boston College
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