Author Archives: Cooper Banks
State lawmakers give final approval for Pritzker's electric car incentives
Peoria, Ill -- Illinois lawmakers play ball with the Governor on electric car incentives. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is cheering final approval of the so-called "REV Act" in the Illinois legislat...
Oct 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The logo for electric vehicle startup Rivian is seen on the hood of its new R1T all-electric truck in Mill Valley, California, U.S., January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
UPDATED: GOP Rep. Kinzinger is out while LaHood is in
UPDATE: 11:27 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly Jan. 6...
Oct 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger gets emotional as he speaks during a hearing by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. Oliver Contreras/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Better training for better jobs and better pay
Peoria, Ill -- There aren't enough skilled trade workers in Central Illinois anymore and economic development leaders are determined to change that. Local leaders held a groundbreaking Thursday for th...
Oct 28, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A "Now Hiring" sign advertising jobs at a hand car wash is seen along a street in Miami, Florida, U.S. May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
PPD: Woman's body discovered "with obvious trauma" triggers death investigation
Peoria, Ill -- Peoria Police are launching a death investigation following the discovery of a woman's body on Wednesday. Officers say they got called to a home along North Dechman Avenue, just off Kno...
Oct 27, 2021 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Parental Notification of Abortion repeal garners bi-partisan opposition
Peoria, Ill -- It's clear now there is bi-partisan opposition to a proposed repeal of Illinois' Parental Notification of Abortion Act of 1995. The repeal measure passed the Illinois State Senate durin...
Oct 27, 2021 Illinois Capitol - Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Illinois police officer gunned down in St. Louis suburb
Peoria, Ill -- An Illinois police officer is shot and killed this week. State Police say it happened at a gas station in the St. Louis suburb of Pontoon Beach this (Tuesday) morning. According to the ...
Oct 26, 2021 MWC-CRIMESCENE-ICCGA
Richwoods high school secretary out of a job for racist video
Peoria, Ill -- Embattled Richwoods High School secretary Courtney Lewis is now out of a job, but students did not appear satisfied during the Peoria Public School Board meeting Monday night. "Why is M...
Oct 26, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Fourth suspect in custody for deadly Mackinaw double-shooting
MACKINAW, Ill. -- A fourth suspect is now in custody the wake of a deadly double-shooting in rural Tazewell County. It happened Friday at a home outside Mackinaw on American Legion Road. 51-year-old R...
Oct 25, 2021 Photo courtesy of 25 News WEEK
Americans in Sudan advised to shelter in place as military coup unfolds
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan's military seized power from a transitional government on Monday and soldiers killed at least three people and wounded 80 as street protests broke out against the coup. The l...
Oct 25, 2021 People gather as fire and smoke are seen on the streets of Kartoum, Sudan, amid reports of a coup, October 25, 2021, in this still image from video obtained via social media. RASD SUDAN NETWORK via REUTERS
Moderna says it's close to having vaccine doses for young kids
(Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine generated a strong immune response in children aged six to 11 years and that it plans to submit the data to global regulators soon. Moderna s...
Oct 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Syringes filled with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine sit on table during vaccine clinic in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
