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Peoria (Ill.) has been an old stand-by with comedians for years—but not only because of the "O" sound. Nor because of the four vowel sounds that give it a nice noisy resonance. But largely, I suspect, because of the fact that it is a whiskey town and a river town and not particularly famous for what is known as the genteel tradition.
The fact is that, while Peoria was a butt of jokes on the vaudeville circuit, there is no documented use of "will it play in Peoria?" before Ehrlichman's use in 1969. It was not in fact used in A Night at the Opera, and the literal references to Peoria in Horatio Alger's Five Hundred Dollars have nothing to do with the phrase.
From football moms to state champs and all-staters, here's what high school stars and coaches had to say around Peoria in 2023. Here are 48 of the best quotes from Peoria-area high school athletes ...
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Who is the high school football coach in Peoria, Illinois? The school is trying to fill the position. Here's the timeline behind the process.
The Journal Star's Dave Eminian sits down with Peoria Rivermen coach Jean-Guy Trudel to make up for some lost time this 2023-24 SPHL season. On leases, coaches and championships: Q&A with Peoria ...
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Some of the Peoria-area posts in March had hinted at the upcoming film's content. When one commenter asked, "Whose the 'dude' in the dress hanging with" Ferrell at Maquet's, another replied, "They ...