Category Archives: Top Stories
Air pollution rule change to move forward, preventing sanctions from federal government
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A proposed change in state air pollution regulations will move forward despite an objection from a legislative oversight committee, allowing the state to av...
Jul 20, 2023 Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, speaks to members of the Illinois Pollution Control Board at the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules meeting on Tuesday. Cunningham is the co-chair of the bipartisan 12-member committee. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
UPDATE: Democratic-backed US Supreme Court ethics bill passed by Senate panel
UPDATED 12:40 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday advanced a bill that would mandate a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court after revelations that some conservative justi...
Jul 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A police officer patrols outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 30, 2023.??REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo
Wagner mercenaries train Belarus special forces near Polish border
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group have started to train Belarusian special forces at a military range just a few miles from the border with NATO-member Poland, the Belarusian de...
Jul 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A fighter from Russian Wagner mercenary group conducts training for Belarusian soldiers on a range near the town of Osipovichi, Belarus July 14, 2023 in this still image taken from handout video. Voen Tv/Belarusian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
A Peoria garbage truck catches fire. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A GFL Garbage collection truck is heavily damaged after it caught fire Wednesday afternoon. Peoria Firefighters say they were called to the fire near Richmond and Knoxville just prior t...
Jul 20, 2023 (25 News)
The $1 billion Powerball jackpot has been won. Find out where
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - There is no longer a $1 billion jackpot in the multi-state "Powerball" lottery game. The Multi-State Lottery Association says one willing ticket was drawn at a mini-mart in Los Ang...
Jul 20, 2023 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
Soccer-Record crowds as Women's World Cup kicks off despite Auckland shooting
SYDNEY/AUCKLAND (Reuters) - New Zealand opened the ninth Women's World Cup with a shock win against former champions Norway on Thursday, after a shooting near the Norwegian team hotel in the country's...
Jul 20, 2023 Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group A - New Zealand v Norway - Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand - July 20, 2023 General view during the opening ceremony before the match REUTERS/David Rowland
Lawmakers criticize Pritzker administration's handling of noncitizen health care limits
(Capitol News Illinois) - Members of a state rulemaking oversight committee voiced concerns Tuesday that Gov. JB Pritzker's administration didn't sufficiently seek public input on its plan to cap enro...
Jul 19, 2023 Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, and Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, D-Chicago, question representatives of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services about proposed changes to programs that offer health care benefits to noncitizens in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US scrambles to determine fate of soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea
PAJU, South Korea/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials scrambled on Wednesday to determine the fate of an American soldier who made an unauthorized crossing into North Korea, handing Washington a new ...
Jul 19, 2023 U.S. Army soldier Travis King appears in this unknown location, undated photo obtained by REUTERS
Peoria Heights to receive help from Peoria for fire services. Here's what we know
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Fire services in Peoria Heights will now be taken care of by two municipalities. Village trustees approved a contract with the city of Peoria at its regular meeting Tuesday even...
Jul 19, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Police are looking for someone who robbed a business with a machete
PEORIA, Ill. - Police want your help figuring out who might have committed an armed robbery at a South Peoria business, allegedly using a machete. Peoria Police went to the business on Southwest Adams...
Jul 19, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
