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A boy and his garbage man: A heartwarming friendship in Roanoke
Three-year-old John Coleman eagerly waits every Tuesday morning in Roanoke, Illinois to greet his best friend, Craig, the local garbage truck driver. Their special bond is so strong that Craig even had his route changed to make sure he never missed seeing John, creating a lasting friendship fueled by kindness and a shared love for garbage trucks.
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Autopsy inconclusive for girl, 8, who died after medical emergency on Chicago-bound flight
The results of an autopsy conducted on an 8-year-old girl who died Thursday after experiencing a medical emergency on a flight from Joplin, Missouri to Chicago were ruled inconclusive, reported WEEK-TV, the NBC affiliate in Peoria.
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Journal detailed Illinois school shooting threat that was thwarted by police
Police who thwarted a potential school shooting in Illinois this week say they discovered a detailed 29-page threat in a journal that belonged to a 16-year-old suspect.
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5 people shot and wounded, 2 critically, in Illinois city, as gun violence cancels school events
Authorities say one man was killed and seven people were wounded in three separate shootings hours apart in Peoria. The shootings Thursday continued a spate of gun violence that started in the central Illinois city last weekend. The man was killed Thursday morning about an hour after two other males were wounded in a shooting nearby, authorities said. Police Chief...