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Longtime Peoria resident Oliver Mack knows a bit about the 1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers team that was recently depicted in the HBO drama series "Winning Time." Mack, a second-round draft pick out of East Carolina, was in his first NBA season that year alongside superstars Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. A midseason trade sent Mack to the Chicago Bulls, where he switched his uniform number from 25 to 23 - a couple years before Michael Jordan made that jersey internationally famous.

Peorian Oliver Mack recalls rookie season with ‘Winning Time’ Lakers

Longtime Peoria resident Oliver Mack knows a bit about the true story that served as the basis for the recent HBO sports drama, “Winning Time.”

The future of Quest Charter Academy hangs in the balance. Here's how things got here, and what happens next

The fate of Quest Charter Academy is uncertain after the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education voted not to renew its contract.

A police car's lights, which are on. The text "WCBU Police and Fire" are laid on top of that photo.

Bradley: 2 Basketball Players 'Cleared' In Incident; Police Won't Confirm

Bradley University says two more basketball players who were suspended for the end of the season are no longer involved in a Missouri criminal…

State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, says she wants to hear more from law enforcement officials as the process of implementing a criminal justice reform bill begins.

Rep. Gordon-Booth sponsors bill to prevent hair discrimination

A new bill would make discrimination against natural hairstyles illegal in the workplace in Illinois, by amending the definition of race to include natural and protective hairstyles as a racial characteristic.

Three possible candidates to run for Schock's empty seat

If three possible mainstream contenders for the congressional seat being vacated by Aaron Schock all jump into the race, the Springfield area could be the…

Area organizations say marijuana is becoming much more popular among teens

Some area organizations are reminding parents of the importance of speaking to their kids about substance abuse. National Prevention Week kicked off…

District 150 board faces 'difficult discussion' in addressing nepotism

When District 150 board members reconvene next month, they’ll face an issue that hits close to home for some -- literally.A board committee last week…

South Side Mission Dishing Out 3,500 Thanksgiving Meals

Hundreds of volunteers at South Side Mission are already three days’ into the prep work for tomorrow’s large-scale feast.The kitchen is alive with the hum…

Hy-Vee Recalls Candy and Cookie Trays

Hy-Vee’s home office in West Des Moines, Iowa is recalling about 20 different kinds of candy and cookie trays. They have the potential to to be…

Reinking Held on $2 Million Bond

The Morton man accused of killing four people with an AR-15 rifle at a Tennessee Waffle House has been formally charged with four counts of criminal…

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