Category Archives: Top Stories
US weekly jobless claims increase slightly
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, suggesting the labor market remains stable and giving the Federal Reserve scope to hold intere...
Mar 26, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Update: U.S. judge questions block on Maduro's use of Venezuelan funds for defense
Updated at 11:45 a.m. By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge questioned on Thursday the U.S. government's justification for blocking ousted Venezuelan president Nicols...
Mar 26, 2026 A protester supporting ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds a placard, near the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse on the day Maduro is to attend a hearing in a narco-terrorism case accusing him of running a cartel of Venezuelan officials that flooded the U.S. with cocaine, in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2026 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Threat of severe storms in the Peoria area late Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - It looks like there's a strong possibility of severe weather returning to Central Illinois late in the day Thursday. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Brian Walder has designated ...
Mar 26, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Lawmakers advance Pritzker's cell phone ban, social media regulations
Article Summary Several prongs of Gov. JB Pritzker's legislative agenda began to move this week. Those include youth social media protections, a ban on cell phones in classrooms and allowing some comm...
Mar 25, 2026 Visual: Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from reporters during Agriculture Day at the Illinois Capitol on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Body of man missing since January found in building in Peoria's Averyville neighborhood
PEORIA, Ill. - A body found in a building in Peoria's Averyville neighborhood on Tuesday is that of a man that was reported missing at the start of the year. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says t...
Mar 25, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Victim in fatal pedestrian crash in Bartonville identified
PEORIA, Ill. - A 90-year-old man has been identified as the victim in a fatal pedestrian crash Tuesday afternoon in Bartonville. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Carlos Martinez suffered multi...
Mar 25, 2026 (Peoria County Coroner)
Prescription drug price control bill passes first committee hurdle
Article Summary Legislation to establish a prescription drug affordability board passed its first legislative hurdle in committee Tuesday - although changes are forthcoming. The bill would establish a...
Mar 25, 2026 Rep. Nabeela Syed, sponsor of a prescription drug board bill, speaks at a committee meeting Tuesday, March 25. Although the bill faced many concerns from lawmakers, it passed out of committee pending an amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Sales tax increase for Westlake Shopping Center approved
PEORIA, Ill. - A small sales tax increase is coming to Peoria's Westlake Shopping Center. On Tuesday night, the city council voted to approve an increase for the shopping center, going from a rate of ...
Mar 25, 2026 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump to hit Iran harder if Tehran does not accept defeat, White House says
WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will hit Iran harder if Tehran fails to accept that the country has been "defeated militarily," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sai...
Mar 25, 2026 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
US jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet's Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit. The outcome could infl...
Mar 25, 2026 Mothers and supporters gather outside the court as they await the jury's verdict in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming children's mental health through addictive social media platforms, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake
