Category Archives: Top Stories
Yellen pushes back forecast of potential US default date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday extended the deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying the government would default on its obligations if Congress does ...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
New playground equipment coming to Glen Oak Park
PEORIA, Ill. - The playground at Glen Oak Park will be getting new equipment that is made for everyone. The Peoria Park District Board approved the purchase of new equipment and upgrades Wednesday at ...
May 26, 2023 (Peoria Park District)
Bus crashes through garage door in Mapleton
MAPLETON, Ill. - A bus went a bit further than expected in Mapleton Friday morning. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the driver of a special needs bus was picking someone up at a house near La...
May 26, 2023 Midwest Communications
Two teenagers arrested after trying to break into vehicle
PEORIA, Ill. - Two juveniles were taken into custody early Friday morning after reports they, and a third juvenile, were reportedly trying to break into a vehicle in the West Bluff. Peoria Police says...
May 26, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Pope skipped audiences because of a fever, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis did not receive anyone in audiences on Friday because he has a fever, the Vatican said on Friday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni did not provide any further detail...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis attends the first World Congress of Eco-Educational Cities, at the Vatican, May 25, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Risk of drought increasing in Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The lack of rain recently is increasing the risk of drought throughout Illinois. Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties are currently rated as 'abnormally dry' in the latest U.S. Dr...
May 26, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Oath Keeper gets 8 1/2 years in prison over US Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A member of the far-right Oath Keepers on Friday was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for her role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by support...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Members of the Oath Keepers militia group, including Jessica Marie Watkins (Left), stand among supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protesting against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, on the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
How Americans plan to travel this Memorial Day
(Reuters) - The upcoming Memorial Day weekend is expected to see millions of Americans travel despite tight budgets, kicking off the busy summer travel in the U.S on a high note. Here's how the Memori...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Travelers flock to Las Vegas ahead of Memorial Day weekend at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett
ISP: Expect beefed up enforcement on the roads this holiday weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Law enforcement statewide are kicking off the "Click It Or Ticket" campaign for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The campaign includes increased patrols all across Illinois, with...
May 26, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Senate Democrats send budget to House, teeing it up for early Saturday morning vote
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois House is planning to work until the early hours of Saturday morning to finalize a $50.6 billion state spending plan for the fiscal year that be...
May 26, 2023 Sen. Elgie Sims, D-Chicago, is pictured in a Senate committee Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
