Category Archives: Local News
Neighbors condemn 'outrageous' N. Korea ballistic missiles test
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, ratcheting up regional tension just days after testing a cruise missile ht...
Sep 15, 2021 People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be a pair of ballistic missiles off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Rivian starts production of electric pick-up in Normal
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc-backed Rivian's first electric pick-up has rolled off the production line, the company's chief executive said on Tuesday. This makes Rivian the first to bring an electric pi...
Sep 14, 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
School Districts write op-ed opposing mask mandates
MORTON, Ill. -Eighty different school districts in Illinois, including some in this area, are signing a newspaper op-ed that opposes mask mandates in schools. In the op-ed, the districts are accusing ...
Sep 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
Pritzker, others want federal reproductive health bill passed
AURORA, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker says the state of Illinois is a "champion of women's reproductive health" -- which is why he says a law was passed two years ago that protects the reproductive righ...
Sep 14, 2021
Blinken defends Afghan withdrawal at testy U.S. congressional hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Secretary of State Antony Blinken beat back criticism of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on Monday at a contentious congressional hearing where at least two Republ...
Sep 14, 2021 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives remarks during a 9/11 commemoration event to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool
Peoria fire leaves one person injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation Monday night after a kitchen fire caused damage to a single story home in Peoria. Crews were called to the 4300 block of N. Nelson Driv...
Sep 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
Heavy downpours from Nicholas batter Texas, Louisiana
HOUSTON (Reuters) -Heavy rains lashed Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as Hurricane Nicholas weakened into a tropical storm, bringing the threat of widespread floods and power outages as it swept down t...
Sep 14, 2021 Local resident John Smith holds his 18-month-old son Owen as he stands near breaking waves on a pier ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Nicholas in Galveston, Texas, U.S., September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Illinois Senate approves bill designed to keep three nuclear power plants running
UPDATED 4:46 P.M. (Reuters) -The Illinois Senate on Monday saved two Exelon Corp nuclear power plants from closure by passing a bill that will provide $700 million in subsidies to the company over fiv...
Sep 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A bird flies over the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant in Goldsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
State coalition investigation growing problem of organized retail crime
CHICAGO, Ill. - A form of crime the Illinois Attorney General says is growing is now one that his office is focusing on. Attorney General Kwame Raoul says retail theft is becoming more of a coordinate...
Sep 13, 2021 Midwest Communications
BU makes U.S. News and World Report "Best List" again
PEORIA, Ill. -- U.S. News and World Report has released its Best Colleges list for 2022, and Bradley University has been named best in Illinois in several categories. Bradley has made the top 10 Best ...
Sep 13, 2021 (Bradley University)
