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PEORIA, Ill. – A Bloomington, Illinois man, Lamel Johnson, 39, of the 600 block of East Walnut Street, has been sentenced to 92 months in prison, to be
A Pekin man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being arrested for possession of methamphetamine and cocaine with intent to distribute.
PEORIA — More than 600 current and former Pekin residents could be part of a class-action lawsuit that alleges the city's sidewalk system doesn't comply with the national Americans with Disabilities Act. "If you want to drive down the streets of Pekin, you can do that. But if you are in a wheelchair and you want to go down the sidewalks in Pekin, then you can't because of all the obstacles. We have laws giving people with disabilities their rights, and they are being denied (those rights) in this case," said Carl Reardon, an East Peoria attorney who is on a team of lawyers represen...
Annie Malone Believed to be the first Black female millionaire, Annie Turnbo Malone was born in Metropolis in 1869 and came to live with an older sister in Peoria when she was orphaned. She attended Peoria Central High School, where her picture still hangs in honor of her status as a special alumnus, according to The Peorian. With a talent for chemistry, Malone set about developing hair products for women of color, which she marketed to great success. In the early 1900s Malone started a hair and beauty school in St. Louis, which was one of the first colleges for Black women. Called Poro Colle...