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Trump says National Guard being removed from Chicago, LA and Portland
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration was removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland but he added in his social media ...
Dec 31, 2025 FILE PHOTO: National Guard members walk at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadview facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Man ordered to remain in jail after allegedly attacking ex-girlfriend in Bellevue and stealing firearm
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been ordered to remain in jail following his alleged role in a home invasion at his ex-girlfriend's place in Bellevue this past summer. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Of...
Dec 31, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trump administration freezes child day care payments to Minnesota
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump's administration has announced a freeze on child day care payments to Democratic-led Minnesota, ramping up what the state's governor had characteri...
Dec 31, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz looks on during a House Oversight Committee hearing with U.S. governors about state policies regarding undocumented migrants, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Man ordered detained after alleged robbery of teenager in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday for Armed Robbery in connection to robbing a teen at gunpoint earlier this year in Central Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says...
Dec 31, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
PPS Superintendent finalists revealed before town halls next week
PEORIA, Ill. - The two finalists for the Peoria Public Schools superintendent job have connections to the school district. PPS Board President Doctor Gregory Wilson confirmed the finalists are Dr. Ren...
Dec 31, 2025 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
US government audits cases of Somali US citizens for potential denaturalization
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday it was auditing immigration cases involving U.S. citizens of Somali origin to detect fraud that could lead to den...
Dec 31, 2025 An American flag sits in a thermostat at U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., November 28, 2025. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Illinois maternal mortality report finds rise in pregnancy-related deaths
Black women were more than twice as likely as white women to die from a pregnancy-related condition Article Summary Illinois' fourth report on maternal mortality trends identified 94 pregnancy-related...
Dec 31, 2025 Doctor listens to a pregnant woman’s abdomen using a stethoscope. (Photo Credit: Krakenimages.com, adobe stock)
US weekly jobless claims fall to 1-month low
Dec 31 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest in a month, but the unemployment rate likely remained high in December...
Dec 31, 2025 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
Flu season locally features rising cases of aggressive variant K
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - As the new year begins, health experts say flu season is still in full swing. Dr. William Fletchall, director of Carle Health Methodist's E.R., tells 25 News, they're seeing a...
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US DOJ to review 5.2 million pages of Epstein files, document shows
Dec 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department revealed it has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review and needs 400 lawyers from four different department offices to help with the process t...
Dec 31, 2025 Newly-released documents from disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, referencing court cases against him, are seen in this handout released by the U.S. Justice Department and printed and arranged for a photograph by Reuters in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
