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Bradley University Associate Professor of Theater Arts Travis Stern holds a copy of his book "Ballplayers On Stage" as he sits in front of the banner in the WCBU master studio in Peoria.
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Baseball stars as theater actors? Bradley professor’s book details stage exploits of deadball players
Joe Deacon
Imagine today’s Major League Baseball stars picking up offseason side jobs as theater actors. It may sound strange now, but it happened relatively often in the sports “deadball” era.
Two "Vote Here" sandwich boards stand outside the polling place at East Peoria City Hall on Tuesday.
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3 candidates file to run for Peoria mayor in 2025
Tim Shelley
Desi Anderson and Sharon Chung headshots
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Sharon Chung looks to retain 91st House seat in race against challenger Desi Anderson
Lyndsay Jones
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