Category Archives: Top Stories
Ampitheater proposed for Pekin's Mineral Springs Park
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin park that has long been an entertainment venue of sorts could get a bit of an upgrade sometime soon. A committee is looking at adding on a small amphitheater to Mineral Springs P...
Jun 05, 2023 (25 News)
About ducking time: Apple to tweak iPhone autocorrect function
(Reuters) - One of the most notable happenings at Apple's event for developers on Monday is likely the iPhone maker's tweak that will keep its autocorrect feature from annoyingly correcting one of the...
Jun 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc logo is seen at the entrance to the Apple store in Brussels, Belgium November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Reagan memorialized at Eureka College on anniversary of his death
EUREKA, Ill. - You might find no bigger cheerleader for late former President Ronald Reagan than John Morris. The Executive Director of the Peoria Riverfront Museum now, is also the Founding Director ...
Jun 05, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470- & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. official, Chinese held candid, productive talks - State Dept
BEIJING (Reuters) -The U.S. ambassador and a State Department official held candid and productive talks on Monday with Chinese officials and made clear that Washington would stand up for its interests...
Jun 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker makes Peoria stop to discuss addressing poverty
PEORIA, Ill. - Addressing poverty in Illinois was the focus of Governor J.B. Pritzker's visit to Peoria on Monday. Pritzker and state officials discussed new initiatives and programs focused on homele...
Jun 05, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker visited Phoenix Community Development Services in Peoria to discuss his bill that, among other things, seeks to end homelessness in Illinois (File-T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former VP Mike Pence officially enters 2024 Republican presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House, setting up a fight against former President Donald T...
Jun 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses the National Review Institute's 2023 Ideas Summit in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Biden plans Chicago fundraiser with billionaire Illinois governor Pritzker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic allies are planning a private Chicago fundraiser with billionaire Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker as soon as this month, two people briefed...
Jun 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, U.S., June 3, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Three bodies recovered from Davenport apartment building
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The three people who were unaccounted for were found at the site of the downtown Davenport partially collapsed building, according to Police Chief Jeffrey Bladel. Bladel said ...
Jun 05, 2023 (KWQC-TV 6)
Republican White House hopeful Nikki Haley attacks Trump, DeSantis over Ukraine
(Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley, U.N. ambassador under former President Donald Trump, went after her ex-boss and 2024 rival Ron DeSantis on Sunday over their refusal to say whe...
Jun 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign town hall meeting in Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S., April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
India opens rail disaster probe as trains crawl through crash site
KHARAGPUR, India (Reuters) - India's official investigation into its deadliest rail crash in over two decades began on Monday, after preliminary findings pointed to signal failure as the likely cause ...
Jun 05, 2023 A train moves past a damaged coach, after the tracks were restored, at the site of a train collision following the accident in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
