Category Archives: Local News
Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Wednesday night shooting, suspect arrested
***UPDATE*** 7/1/21 10:30 P.M. Maricle was taken into custody Thursday around 1:30 on N. Brentfield Dr. in Dunlap. He was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, no FOID card, aggravated unlaw...
Jul 01, 2021 Peoria Police Department
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs hit 21-year low in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, while layoffs plunged to a 21-year low in June as companies held on to the...
Jul 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Line cook Ray Liberge, 48, attends a job fair for restaurant and hotel workers, after coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were lifted, in Torrance, near Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Nine police among 17 hurt in illegal fireworks blast in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A haul of confiscated fireworks exploded late on Wednesday as police in Los Angeles were trying to dispose of it safely, injuring 17 people including six civilians and damaging ...
Jul 01, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Keep pets home on Independence Day
PEORIA, Ill. -- Animal control officers say home is the safest place for pets on the Fourth of July. Becky Spencer, Director of Peoria County Animal Protection Services, said fireworks can spook pets,...
Jul 01, 2021
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) -- Donald Rumsfeld, a forceful U.S. defense secretary who was the main architect of the Iraq war until President George W. Bush replaced him as the United States found itsel...
Jul 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld looks on after former U.S. President George W. Bush placed a wreath during the 18th anniversary of September 11 attacks at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Al Drago
Dog, cat die in Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- No humans were injured Wednesday morning in a Central Peoria fire, but two pets were killed. The blaze on N. Renwood was reported around 9:30 to the Peoria Fire Department. Thick, blac...
Jun 30, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
House votes to create Democratic-led committee probe of U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the creation of a new Democratic-majority select committee to probe the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, a...
Jun 30, 2021 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Bradley not to require students, staff to be vaxed
PEORIA, Ill. -- Students and staff who plan to be on Bradley University's campus in fall 2021 will not need to be vaccinated against COVID-19. "Several factors went into this decision, including the n...
Jun 30, 2021 Bradley University
U.S. House to vote on select committee to probe deadly Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives votes Wednesday on legislation to create a new select committee to probe the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, after Senate Republicans...
Jun 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Pritzker: State credit rating headed in the right direction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois' credit rating is being upgraded for the first time in more than 20 years. Gov. J-B Pritzker said Tuesday, passing three balanced budgets in a row, paying off old bills a...
Jun 30, 2021 Illinois Capitol - Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
