Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker activates Illinois National Guard to protect the capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The F-B-I has warned that protests may be planned leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in all 50 state capitols. Gov. J-B Pritzker has said the state is tak...
Jan 16, 2021
Retired doctors and more syringes: Biden lays out plan to get America vaccinated
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said he would order increased production of syringes and other supplies to ramp up vaccinations against COVID-19 and improve upon ...
Jan 16, 2021 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks about his plan to administer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the U.S. population as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens during a news conference at Biden's transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, seeking to escape New York lawsuit
(Reuters) - The National Rifle Association on Friday filed for bankruptcy, a sudden development that could help the gun rights group escape a lawsuit by New York's attorney general seeking its dissolu...
Jan 15, 2021 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Pelosi: Prosecute any members of Congress who aided Trump supporters' Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any members of the U.S. Congress who helped a crowd of President Donald Trump's supporters storm the Capitol should face criminal prosecution, House of Representatives Speaker N...
Jan 15, 2021 REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
U.S. now says no evidence of 'kill capture teams' at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. said on Friday there is no "direct evidence" to suggest that rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol had formed "kill capture teams."...
Jan 15, 2021 Sarah Silbiger/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
State COVID roundup 1/15: Over 120 deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 6,642 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 123 additional deaths. IDPH also announc...
Jan 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 1/15: tier 2 in effect
PEORIA, Ill. -- On the day Region Two graduated to tier two COVID-19 mitigation status, the Peoria City/County Health Department also reported the sad news of eight additional tri-county deaths relate...
Jan 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
Illinois sees first case of COVID-19 variant first seen in UK
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Department of Health (CDPH) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday announced the first case in Illinois of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 first identified in the U...
Jan 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
One dead in South Peoria following Fri. fire
***UPDATE*** Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the deceased person as 46-year-old Laurie A. Helms. He pronounced the cause of death smoke inhalation. It wasn't immediately clear as to why she was a...
Jan 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to 'capture and assassinate' officials - filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week's siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that ...
Jan 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump battle with police at the west entrance of the Capitol during a "Stop the Steal" protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. U.S. January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
