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Still misconceptions as 'cashless bail' takes effect Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Many thought it started already when the Illinois Supreme Court ruled the "cashless bail" provisions of the state's SAFE-T Act could be implemented. It hasn't, but will on Monday. That'...
Sep 15, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
UPDATE: Biden urges carmakers to give UAW workers more in strike talks
Updated 12:16 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said "no one wants a strike" but that car companies have enjoyed record profits in recent years without sharing them fairly ...
Sep 15, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File photo
Peoria's 182nd to get new, upgraded C-130's
UPDATED 8:48 A.M. 9/15 PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Air National Guard base is one of four nationwide that will receive upgraded C-130 aircraft. That's according to the Air Force, announcing Thursday Peori...
Sep 14, 2023 A C-130 Hercules from the 153d Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, flies over the state of Wyoming in appreciation for essential personnel on the front lines of COVID-19 on May 15, 2020. Cheyenne, Wyo. The flight was comprised of 2 C-130 Hercules aircrafts and the route included 35 hospitals and clinics throughout the state with only two of those being diverted due to inclement weather. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Alderman)
Local Congressman to union auto workers: 'I got your back'
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the clock ticks down in Detroit to a potential at least partial strike against the Big Three automakers, one local Congressman says to union members, "I got your back." That's 17...
Sep 14, 2023 Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-East Moline) speaks Thursday on the floor of the House of Representatives. (U.S. House of Representatives via Rep. Ric Sorensen)
Cleanup complete at Pekin Township Office building collapse site, next steps to be discussed
PEKIN, Ill. - Discussions will soon begin about the future of what remains of the Pekin Township Office building. The south and west walls of the building on the 400-block of Elizabeth St. collapsed l...
Sep 14, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden attacks Republicans for 'MAGAnomics' as government shutdown looms
LARGO, Maryland (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday warned that Republican-backed spending cuts would take a toll on the U.S. economy and voters, as the clock ticks down to a possible governmen...
Sep 14, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
UPDATE: Truck strikes house in North Peoria; one hurt
UPDATED 3:56 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - One person was sent to the hospital after a truck crashed into a house Thursday afternoon in North Peoria. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Tom Stimeling says the crash occ...
Sep 14, 2023 A truck hit a house in North Peoria Thursday afternoon. (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Disney holds preliminary talks with Nexstar on ABC sale -sources
UPDATED 3:28 P.M. (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co has held exploratory discussions about selling its U.S. TV network ABC to regional TV station operator Nexstar Media Group Inc, people familiar with the ma...
Sep 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A logo for ABC is pictured atop a building in Burbank, California February 5, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
UPDATE: U.S. auto workers target Detroit Three with first simultaneous strike
UPDATED 4:32 a.m. 9/15 DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union launched simultaneous strikes at three factories owned by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler owner Stellantis on Friday, kicking...
Sep 14, 2023 United Auto Workers hold up strike signs as their fellow union members walk out of the job at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, U.S., September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Eric Cox
Angry McCarthy goads House Republicans in government shutdown fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A visibly frustrated U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy profanely goaded recalcitrant fellow Republicans in a standoff over federal spending, warning that "nobody wins" if the go...
Sep 14, 2023 House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File photo
