Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Local independent pharmacy to close its doors
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - An independent pharmacy with locations in West Peoria and Morton will be closing its doors for good. According to a social media post, Alwan Pharmacy and Compounding Center co-owne...
Sep 07, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Popular downtown Peoria shop closed temporarily
PEORIA, Ill. - An iconic downtown Peoria business is closed temporarily. George Manias, owner of George's Shoeshine, said on a Facebook post he will not be able to open his shop until he is cleared by...
Sep 07, 2025 Photo: George's Shoeshine & Hatters - World Headquarters Facebook
Chicago protesters defiant in face of Trump's deportation threats
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Several thousand demonstrators marched past Trump Tower as the sun began to set in downtown Chicago on Saturday, protesting U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to flood the city ...
Sep 07, 2025 Parade participants fly Mexican flags and hold an anti-trump sign as Chicago's Mexican community proceeds with a Mexican Independence Day parade after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 6, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Two winning tickets sold for $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot
URBANDALE, Ia. - We have a winner. Two of them actually. Powerball officials say two tickets sold in Missouri and Texas matched all six number drawn Saturday night and will split a $1.787 billion jack...
Sep 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Air Canada flight attendants reject wage agreement
MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Air Canada flight attendants overwhelmingly rejected a wage agreement on Saturday, with a bitter wage dispute now expected to be worked out through mediation as workers ca...
Sep 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Striking Air Canada flight attendants walk a picket line amid a standoff with a government board that said the stoppage was unlawful, at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, August 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo/File Photo
World Series-winning manager Davey Johnson dies at 82
Reuters/Field Level Media - Davey Johnson, who managed the New York Mets to the World Series title in 1986, has died at 82. He passed away Friday, according to a post on X from Jay Horwitz, the former...
Sep 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson stands in their dug-out during their MLB interleague baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Michigan July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Trump orders return to the US 'War Department'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense as the "Department of War," reverting to a title it held until after World Wa...
Sep 06, 2025 A worker places a plaque that reads "Pete Hegseth - Secretary of War" after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the "Department of War," reverting to a title it held until after World War Two when officials sought to emphasize the Pentagon's role in preventing conflict, in this video screengrab, in Washington, D.C., September 5, 2025. Reuters TV/Pool
Rivian announces more layoffs
NORMAL, Ill. (25 News) - Rivian has announced more layoffs within its global workforce. The electric vehicle maker says it will cut 1.5 percent of its workforce worldwide, or less than 225 workers, in...
Sep 06, 2025 Photo: 25 News file photo
South Korea vows support to Koreans arrested in US immigration raid
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to respond to the arrests of hundreds of the nation's citizens in a U.S. immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor c...
Sep 06, 2025 The logo of Hyundai Motor is seen at its dealership in Seoul, South Korea, April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Legendary Habs G Ken Dryden, 6-time Cup winner, dies at 78
(Reuters/Field Level Media) - Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden, a six-time All-Star, six-time Stanley Cup winner and an integral part of Montreal's dynasty of the 1970s, died Friday after a battle w...
Sep 06, 2025 Former Montreal Canadiens teammate Ken Dryden speaks at the funeral for former Montreal Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal, December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Chiasson/Pool (CANADA)
