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UPDATE: 23-year-old dies after reportedly being shot at South Peoria gas station
UPDATED 10:48 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 23-year-old man has died after reportedly being shot at a South Peoria gas station Wednesday night. Peoria Police says officers responded to the Phillips 66 on West...
Apr 16, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
US weekly jobless claims decline as labor market remains stable
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting labor market conditions remained stable, though employers are cautious about...
Apr 16, 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
PPD: Teens arrested on gun and vehicle theft charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Two 17-year-old boys were taken into custody Tuesday evening after a brief chase with Peoria Police. The incident happened around 6 p.m. in the area of Spring and Glendale. Officers wer...
Apr 16, 2026
Ticketmaster and Live Nation hold illegal monopolies, US jury finds
By Jody Godoy April 15 (Reuters) - Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation illegally monopolized U.S. live event markets, a New York jury found on Wednesday, after a trial on the company's tac...
Apr 16, 2026 A Live Nation sign stands next to an office building along Hollywood Blvd, after the U.S. Department of Justice and a group of states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
White House offers no hint of Iran war cost as it seeks military funding surge
By Nolan D. McCaskill and David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - White House budget director Russell Vought said on Wednesday he could not estimate the cost of the Iran war, as he defended Pres...
Apr 16, 2026 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought appears before House Budget Committee hearing on the Trump administration's 2027 budget request, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Pekin votes unanimously to annex Lutticken Property to Park District
By Angeles Ponpa PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - The Pekin Park District can expect to get a share of new tax revenue should commercial or residential development reach the 1,000-acre Lutticken Property. The ...
Apr 16, 2026
Indiana man arrested after alleged sexual conduct with minor in Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. - An Indiana man will remain in the Peoria County Jail after his arrest on charges of alleged sexual contact with a minor. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 20-year-old Yes...
Apr 15, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria honors civil rights leader with street sign near school that bears his name
PEORIA, Ill. - A civil rights icon with ties to Peoria now has a street named after him. City leaders on Wednesday unveiled the corner of Sheridan and Florence as the Honorary "Doctor C.T. Vivian Aven...
Apr 15, 2026 Jo Walker, the daughter of Dr. C.T. Vivian, pulls the cover off to reveal a street sign named in honor of her father, at the corner of Sheridan and Florence in Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Heights man pleads guilty in Ohio to traveling to meet minor for sex acts
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Peoria Heights man has pleaded guilty in federal court to traveling to Ohio for sexual activity with a teenager. The Southern District of Ohio's United States Attorney's Office says...
Apr 15, 2026 courtroom gavel
GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey moves into Chicago apartment
Article Summary Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey has moved into an apartment in Chicago as he seeks to improve his outreach to voters in the state's most populous region. Bailey lived in...
Apr 15, 2026 Darren Bailey speaks to reporters at a Springfield hotel on March 17, 2026, after winning the Republican nomination for governor for a second time. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
