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According to a news release from coroner Tim Ruestman, Lisa Hofmann, 40, of Pekin was pronounced dead at the scene at 11 a.m. Tuesday. She had reportedly been struck by a forklift.
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Each step approved by the council during a draining four-hour meeting will cause city residents, businesses and other taxing bodies to reach deeper into their pockets.
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Sheriff's deputies responded to Airport and Tuscarora roads just after 6 p.m. Saturday. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood pronounced Steven Wright dead on the scene.
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Peoria developers Gary Matthews and Monte Brannan both received prison sentences on Monday.
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To say that Donald Trump was a president unlike any other isn't breaking news. Most either love him or hate him, with very few finding themselves somewhere in between.
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Pekin High School athletic director Cole Stoner has been reinstated from administrative leave after a March arrest for drinking alcohol while driving with his child as a passenger.
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Pekin City Council rejects -- for now -- proposed garbage collection and wastewater charge increasesCiting public input and a need for more information, council member Dave Nutter asked for the item to be removed from the meeting agenda. The council agreed, by a unanimous 7-0 vote.
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is issuing draft permits in favor of proposed plans for storing coal ash at Pekin's Powerton plant.
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It’s been nearly three years since the Avanti’s Dome in Pekin deflated after sustaining wind damage in a storm. Despite facing challenges since the dome’s collapse, operators of the venue are optimistic about the future.
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In 2021, amid a flagging economy and the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Biden administration and Congress enacted the American Rescue Plan.