Category Archives: Top Stories
State Senator Tom Bennett to retire at the end of the current term
GIBSON CITY, Ill. - A State Senator who serves portions of Peoria, Woodford, and Tazewell Counties is stepping down. 53rd District State Senator Tom Bennett (R-GIbson City) announced Wednesday that he...
Jul 26, 2023 State Sen. Tom Bennett (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois General Assembly)
A Peoria teenager is accused of setting a fire in a Florida hotel, and now faces charges
OCALA, Fla. - A teen from Peoria is accused of setting some property at a hotel in Florida on fire, and now faces criminal charges because of it. Police and Fire in Ocala, Florida say a 16-year-old gi...
Jul 26, 2023 A teenager from Peoria is accused of setting this fire at a hotel in Ocala, Florida, Tuesday. (Ocala Fire and Rescue via Facebook)
UPDATE: Top US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell freezes up, leaves press conference
UPDATED 4:14 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell froze up for about 21 seconds while speaking to reporters on Wednesday, walking away only to return 12 minutes later ...
Jul 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) addresses reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
A Peoria woman is jailed in DuPage County after a high-speed chase
OAK BROOK, Ill. - Authorities in DuPage County say a Peoria woman was one of three people arrested after an alleged theft from a local mall turned into a high speed chase. Oak Brook Police and the DuP...
Jul 26, 2023 Chrischauna Smith (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/DuPage County Jail)
Fed raises interest rates, leaves door open to another hike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, citing still elevated inflation as a rationale for what is now the highest U.S. centra...
Jul 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, March 18, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed/
UPDATE: Sinead O'Connor, singer of 'Nothing Compares 2 U,' dead at 56
UPDATED 4:16 P.M. DUBLIN (Reuters) -Sinead O'Connor, the Irish singer known for her stirring voice, 1990 chart-topping hit "Nothing Compares 2 U" and outspoken views, has died at the age of 56, Irish ...
Jul 26, 2023 Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performs on stage during the Carthage Jazz Festival in Tunis April 4, 2013. The festival runs till April 14. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo
Peoria Humane Society offers ideas to keep pets safe in the heat
PEORIA, Ill. - If it's too hot for you to be outside, it's too hot for your pets too. The Peoria Humane Society's Kitty Yanko says with temperatures near 100 degrees the rest of the week, it's importa...
Jul 26, 2023 Tonamel / CC
US new home sales fall, but trend remains strong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell in June after three straight monthly increases, but the trend remained strong as an acute shortage of previously owned homes underpins ...
Jul 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: New apartments are seen under construction in Tampa, Florida, U.S., May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Tearful Kevin Spacey 'humbled' by acquittal on all sex charges in London trial
LONDON (Reuters) - A tearful Kevin Spacey said he was "humbled" after a jury in a London court found him not guilty on Wednesday of carrying out multiple sex assaults on four men. After 12 hours and 2...
Jul 26, 2023 Actor Kevin Spacey leaves Southwark Crown Court after he was found not guilty on charges related to allegations of sexual offenses, in London, Britain, July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Susannah Ireland

UPDATE: US President Biden's son Hunter pleads not guilty to tax charges
UPDATED 12:42 P.M. WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to tax charges on Wednesday, after a federal judge in Delaware said she needed more t...
Jul 26, 2023 Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at federal court to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT
