Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Illinois union leader says "history was made" for workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Top union officials in Illinois are cheering state voters' passage of the Workers' Rights Amendment, which enshrines collective bargaining rights for the state's workers in the Il...
Nov 09, 2022
Republican 'red wave' turns into a ripple, Georgia Senate headed to runoff
ALPHARETTA, Ga./PHOENIX, Ariz. (Reuters) -Republicans made modest gains in U.S. midterm elections but Democrats performed better than expected, as control of the Senate hinged on three races that rema...
Nov 09, 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona Governor Kari Lake reacts as she speaks at the Republican Party of Arizona's 2022 U.S. midterm elections night rally in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
UPDATE: Sorensen wins U.S. House District 17 race
PEORIA, Ill. -- The 17th Congressional District seat in Congress goes to Democrat Eric Sorensen, with Republican Esther Joy King calling him to concede early Wednesday morning. The margin between the ...
Nov 09, 2022 Midwest Communications
Investors prepare for government gridlock as Republicans seen gaining in U.S. midterms
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are expecting Republican gains in U.S. midterm elections, a result that will likely temper Democratic spending and regulation but set up a bruising fight over raising th...
Nov 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
DeSantis wins re-election in Florida governor's race
(Reuters) - Republican Ron DeSantis was re-elected governor of Florida on Tuesday, Edison Research projected, setting him up for a possible presidential run in 2024. DeSantis, who won office by less t...
Nov 08, 2022 Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis waves from stage with his wife Casey and children during his 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Tampa, Florida, U.S., November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Elon Musk recommends voting for Republicans in U.S. midterm elections
(Reuters) - Elon Musk, the world's richest person, on Monday urged Americans to vote Republican in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, throwing his weight behind Democratic President Joe Biden's opponen...
Nov 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk gestures during a joint news conference with T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert at the SpaceX Starbase, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
2022 Midterms under the microscope in central Illinois
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- The people responsible for counting ballots on Election Day in central Illinois are likely to be encountered by a much higher number of poll watchers than they've seen in the ...
Nov 07, 2022 Midwest Communications
WIND ADVISORY: High profile vehicles may see danger or difficulty
PEORIA, Ill. -- National Weather Service forecasters predicted heavy wind gusts up to 50 mph for the Peoria-Pekin metro area through the majority of the daylight hours on Saturday. NWS began issuing a...
Nov 05, 2022 Midwest Communications
North Korea fires 4 ballistic missiles as U.S., Seoul end drills
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the western sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, as Seoul and Washington ended a high-profile six-day military exe...
Nov 05, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo
UPDATED: PPD investigates Nov. 2 fight between middle school girls
UPDATED: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 1:23 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- Police are confirming certain details related to a video taped fight between Peoria middle school girls outside a recent basketball game. It h...
Nov 05, 2022 Photo Courtesy WEEK-TV
