Category Archives: Top Stories
State: The heat is on in July
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - As if the Fourth of July wasn't reminder enough of just how hot it can get this time of year, state officials are still reminding you of things you can do to beat the heat. July is...
Jul 09, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Emo's burglarized, ATM stolen
PEORIA, Ill. - A business on Prospect Road in Peoria was burglarized early Saturday. The owners of Emo's Dairy Mart say someone stole an ATM from the business prior to 4:00 a.m. It was found down the ...
Jul 09, 2023 (25 News)
Yellen sees 'progress' in rocky US-China ties, expects more communication
BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said 10 hours of meetings with senior Chinese officials in recent days were "direct" and "productive", helping stabilize the superpowers' often ...
Jul 09, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a press conference at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, China, July 9, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Biden due to meet King Charles, PM Sunak during brief UK visit
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will arrive in Britain on Sunday for a brief visit during which he will meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and discuss climate change issues with King ...
Jul 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, U.S., July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
Pope Francis puts stamp on Church future with new cardinals
(Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday announced that he would elevate 21 churchmen to the high rank of cardinal, again putting his mark on the group that will one day choose his successor after his death ...
Jul 09, 2023 Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from his window, at the Vatican, July 9, 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
East Peoria mobile home total loss after fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria mobile home is a total loss after a fire early Saturday morning. The East Peoria Fire Department responded to the home off Meadow Avenue near the East Peoria VFW Pos...
Jul 08, 2023 D4E / CC
Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits symbolic Snake Island to mark 500 days of war
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Snake Island, a rocky outcrop on the Black Sea, to mark 500 days since Russia's invasion, a video issued by his office on Saturday showed. T...
Jul 08, 2023 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy writes an inscription 'Glory to Ukraine' as he visits Snake (Zmiinyi) Island in the Black Sea, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a year ago, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released July 8, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
State ends fiscal year with record $50.7 billion in base revenue, sparking small surplus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - State revenues once again reached a record high in the fiscal year that ended June 30, creating what Gov. JB Pritzker called a "one-time" budget surplus of ...
Jul 08, 2023 (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Cause of Friday night Peoria house fire 'undetermined'
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a fire to a home late Friday evening in Peoria is not quite known at this time. Firefighters were called to a house in the area of Central and Arcadia just before 10:30 P.M...
Jul 08, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Yellen urges US-China cooperation on economy, climate
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged closer communication between China and the United States on Saturday to improve economic decision-making and challenged China to join glo...
Jul 08, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Saturday, July 8, 2023. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
