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Juneteenth is a celebration of the abolition of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19, 1865 when the news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally spread to Galveston, Texas in the old Confederacy.
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The City of Peoria received $47 million from President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, a COVID-19 relief package passed in March.
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A truly open seat election for Congress is relatively rare and tends to attract a lot of interest from ambitious pols. U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos' retirement creates a wide open field in the 17th Congressional District next year.
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Peoria County Democratic Party chairman Billy Halstead said the 17th Congressional District is losing a strong advocate with the retirement of U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, but he remains confident the party will find a suitable candidate to follow her lead.
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U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos got a first-hand look at COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Tazewell County on Friday, and she urged citizens to get their shots as…
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The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passed through Congress along party lines and signed into law by President Joe Biden last week is welcome…
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Peoria County is currently administering around 8,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses a month. But all the pieces are in place to drastically upscale that…
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U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos says she's confident President Joe Biden will fulfill his promise of unifying the country in the days and weeks ahead.Bustos, a…
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U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood on Friday said President Donald Trump does bear responsibility for Wednesday's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, while Rep. Cheri…
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Fulton County has long been a reliable Democratic vote. In every election since 1988, the rural county just west of Peoria has turned out in force for the…