Category Archives: Local News
Trump says there will be an orderly transition to Biden presidency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday there will be an orderly transition when Joe Biden takes office as president in less than two weeks, after Congress certified the De...
Jan 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks 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/Jim Bourg
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly dipped last week while staying extremely high, with the labor market recovery appearing to sta...
Jan 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
Ray LaHood reacts to attack on the U.S. Capitol
PEORIA, Ill. -- Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C. as crowds of supporters of President Donald Trump waged an attack on the U.S. Capitol. Former Illinois Congressma...
Jan 07, 2021 1470 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Under heavy guard, Congress got back to work after Trump supporters stormed U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat, battling police in the hallways and dela...
Jan 07, 2021 An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certifie...
Jan 07, 2021 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the protests taking place in and around the U.S. Capitol in Washington as the U.S. Congress held a joint session to certify the 2020 election results, at a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Rep. LaHood votes to certify Biden victory
WASHINGTON -- 18th District Rep. Darin LaHood voted Wednesday night to certify the Presidential Election victory of Joe Biden. He issued this statement following his vote: This evening, the United Sta...
Jan 06, 2021 1470/100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Ill. officers pushing back on controversial reforms bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A proposed amendment to a pending Illinois House bill is drawing ire and worry within the law enforcement community. In a letter to sheriffs throughout the state, Illinois Sheriff...
Jan 06, 2021 Midwest Communications
Gov. JB Pritzker calls for impeachment of President Trump
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- After riots broke out in Washington, D.C. Wednesday during the certification of the Electoral College, Gov. JB Pritzker has called on Congress to impeach and remove President Dona...
Jan 06, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Rep. LaHood sounds off on Capitol riots
WASHINGTON -- 18th District Rep. Darin LaHood has released a statement regarding Wednesday's events at the Capitol: This afternoon, I was in the United States Capitol as rioters broke into the buildin...
Jan 06, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
'It's insurrection,' Biden says, as Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With drawn guns and teargas, police sought to clear the U.S. Capitol building of hundreds of protesters who stormed the building and sought to force Congress to undo President Do...
Jan 06, 2021 REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
