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Minding Business

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Peoria, IL – Friday, May 13, 2016. On the air: new voice for Peoria’s public WCBU-FM. Cass Herrington is the new voice on WCBU-FM 89.9, Peoria’s public radio outlet. She previously reported for Tri-State Public Media in Evansville, Ind. where she covered local news and hosted a weekly news magazine. When she’s not reporting, she enjoys rock climbing, Pilates and cooking. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). July 16, 2015. Speaking of a recover...

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13-year-old indicted in South Side Bank robbery - News - Journal Star - Peoria, IL

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A 13-year-old boy was indicted Tuesday by a Peoria County grand jury for allegedly robbing a South Side Bank branch last month at gunpoint. A 13-year-old boy was indicted Tuesday by a Peoria County grand jury for allegedly robbing a South Side Bank branch last month at gunpoint. His clothes had been splattered with ink from a dye pack placed in a bag of money taken from the bank. He remained in the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center on $300,000 bond. His arraignment is scheduled for Thursday. Xxxxxx...

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NEA chairman Rocco Landesman visits Peoria - News - Journal Star - Peoria, IL

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Rocco Landesman, the guy who was willing to bet that theater in Peoria wasn't as good as theater at the Goodman or Steppenwolf in Chicago, had his chance Friday to see "Rent" at Eastlight Theatre and judge for himself. Rocco Landesman, the guy who was willing to bet that theater in Peoria wasn't as good as theater at the Goodman or Steppenwolf in Chicago, had his chance Friday to see "Rent" at Eastlight Theatre and judge for himself. So was "Rent" as good as Steppenwolf? Landesman's comments capped off a...

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Fake Peoria mayor Twitter account prompts real raid of West Bluff house - News - Journal Star - Peoria, IL

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PEORIA — Police searched a West Bluff house Tuesday and seized phones and computers in an effort to unmask the author of a parody Twitter account that purported to be Mayor Jim Ardis. The account — known as @Peoriamayor on the popular social media service that limits entries to 140 characters — already had been suspended for several weeks when up to seven plainclothes police officers executed a search warrant about 5:20 pm at 1220 N. University St. Pratt, who is Elliott’s girlfriend, said she spent...

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Wardle good with rules changes – Press Row

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Peoria, IL – Friday, May 13, 2016. All things Bradley basketball. Wardle good with rules changes. Count new Bradley coach Brian Wardle on board with the proposed rules changes expected to take effect in the 2015-16 college basketball season. Cleaning up the game’s physicality and reducing the shot clock to 30 seconds are the biggest alterations designed to bring more free-flowing offense back into the sport’s college version. Is it getting too physical? 8220;I think it’ll make teams more aggressive offen...

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The Buzz – music and movies… dining and drinking

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Peoria, IL – Friday, May 13, 2016. Music and movies… dining and drinking. Amy Poehler makes you feel with ‘Yes Please’. S memoir, Yes Please is about love and living in the moment and not taking for granted anything in this world — and getting down on paper your thoughts before they float forever away into the ether. As I type this, my 3-year-old son Drew. It came with the house. We’ll replace it when they get older and the dog dies. Go judge someone else.). I work nights, and often enjoy the solace of e...

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Memorial Day odds and ends – inFormation

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Peoria, IL – Friday, May 13, 2016. Go to pjstar.com. Memorial Day odds and ends. It’s not just about the BBQ people. It’s about remembering those who paid with their lives and their families so we could have that BBQ. You don’t have to dwell on it but it’s not too much to ask to take some time Monday to remember. But as there are things, I would be remiss to mention some of them. There’s the Facebook contest for Weed man Lawn Care. And even a wine maker. If I get more, I’ll post. May 19, 2015. Notify me ...

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Blogs – Page 2 – from the Journal Star staff and readers

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Peoria, IL – Friday, May 13, 2016. From the Journal Star staff and readers. NPR and Haitian Hearts Discuss Haitian Public Hospital Strike. Grandma in Cite Soleil–July 1, 2016 (Photo by Djongo). John A. Carroll, MD. Wwwhaitianhearts.org Read more. John Carroll, MD. August 5, 2016. August 5, 2016. The Skinny on Fats. Do we need fats in the diet? What makes them good or bad? Which should we choose? Should we eat butter or margarine? What about coconut oil? Click on the picture below to find out! Unfortunate...

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Reply all – from the desk of the digital editor

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Peoria, IL – Friday, May 13, 2016. From the desk of the digital editor. Paid photo/multimedia internships at the Journal Star. Get your new breaking news apps right here, hot and fresh. That’s what you need to know about our updated mobile apps. But that’s not all! We now have local weather and traffic right on the app home screen. Stories should also update quicker, so breaking news won’t be stale by the time it hits the app. Grab our app post haste:. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window).

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Obama joins Twitter; messages to follow – Minding Business

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Peoria, IL – Friday, May 13, 2016. Obama joins Twitter; messages to follow. I can’t believe it took Barack Obama so long to open his own Twitter account. After all, isn’t this the president that has so successively used social media to build a following and raise funds? Twitter isn’t exactly an unknown quantity anymore. With over 300 million users, running in 33 languages, an estimated 500 million tweets are sent every day. 8211;average number of tweets that contain curse words: 1 in 13. Born in England,...