Author Archives: Cooper Banks
At budget signing, Pritzker promises to try and keep COVID-19 decisions local
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker suggests he is not likely to assert many more stringent state standards when it comes to COVID-19, even amidst the ongoing spread of the BA-2 Omicron su...
Apr 19, 2022 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service
Russia launches 'Battle of Donbas' all-out assault on east Ukraine
KYIV/KHARKIV (Reuters) - Russia launched its long-awaited all-out assault on east Ukraine on Tuesday, seizing its first town after unleashing thousands of troops in what Ukraine has described as the B...
Apr 19, 2022
Rivermen's Godbout SPHL's "Rookie of the Year" as playoff run continues
PEORIA, Ill. -- A high scoring league leader and rookie for the Peoria Rivermen has earned high praise as he leads the home team in an SPHL playoff run this month. While the Rivermen begin second roun...
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. to start training Ukrainians on howitzers in coming days -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States military expects to start training Ukrainians on using howitzer artillery in coming days, a senior U.S. defense official said on Monday. Last week, U.S. Preside...
Apr 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian service members operate 2A65 Msta-B howitzers during artillery and anti-aircraft drills near the border with Russian-annexed Crimea in the Kherson region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released January 28, 2022. Press Service of the Joint Forces Operation/Handout via REUTERS
Peoria sees record low number of homes up for sale in early 2022
PEORIA, Ill. -- The number of homes for sale in the Peoria area reached a record low in the first quarter of this year, down 12.2% from a year ago. According to the Peoria Area Association of Realtors...
Apr 18, 2022 Midwest Communications
Texas governor announces deal with Mexican state expected to ease truck traffic jams
(Reuters) - Texas will halt enhanced inspections of trucks arriving from Mexico after reaching an agreement with the last of four neighboring Mexican states, Governor Greg Abbott said on Friday, a mov...
Apr 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Trucks wait in a queue to cross into the United States in the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa International Bridge connecting the city of Ciudad Juarez to Santa Teresa, Nuevo Mexico, after Texas Governor, Greg Abbott announced that traffic commercial trucks from Chihuahua to Texas will return to normal immediately after a border security agreement with the governor of the Mexican state, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Russia warns U.S. to stop arming Ukraine - Washington Post
(Reuters) - Russia has warned the United States that there will be "unpredictable consequences" if Washington keeps arming Ukraine, The Washington Post reported on Friday. In Moscow, a foreign ministr...
Apr 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Russian and U.S. flags are pictured before talks between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Country Music star offering scholarship for Bradley University students
PEORIA, Ill. -- Country music star Luke Bryan has created a scholarship program at Bradley University, thanks to a recent show in Central Illinois. Four Bradley students will receive a one-time $2,000...
Apr 15, 2022
Evidence suggests West Peoria grandmother suffered severe beating
PEORIA, Ill. -- An elderly woman, allegedly killed by her grandson this week in West Peoria, suffered multiple severe blunt force trauma injuries, according to new information released by the Peoria C...
Apr 15, 2022 Midwest Communications
UPDATED: Twitter adopts 'poison pill' to fight Musk takeover
UPDATE: 3:11 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buyout firm Thoma Bravo LP has contacted Twitter Inc to express interest in putting together an acquisition offer that would rival Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon...
Apr 15, 2022 Elon Musk's twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo in this photo illustration taken, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
