Category Archives: Top Stories
U.S., G7 to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia over Ukraine
HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - The United States and the rest of the "Group of Seven" major economies will unveil new sanctions and export controls targeting Russia over its war against Ukraine, a U.S. ...
May 18, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, ahead the G7 Summit, at RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima, in Hiroshima, Japan, May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Environmental bills seek to improve soil health, ban state use of polystyrene foam containers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Several pieces of environmental legislation are making their way through the Illinois General Assembly on what was scheduled to be the final week of the spr...
May 18, 2023 Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, is pictured on the Senate floor Wednesday. He is the sponsor of a bill aimed at improving soil health. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria County Public Defender appointed
PEORIA, Ill. - The new Public Defender for Peoria County is a familiar name. Tenth Circuit Chief Judge Katherine Gorman says she's appointed Kevin Lowe. Lowe has been a defense attorney for nearly thr...
May 18, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County)
Illinois legislature approves bill to look into state flag redesign
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - There's only 50 of them in the entire country, and Illinois could soon look into giving theirs a makeover. Senate Bill 1818 creates the Illinois Flag Commission, aimed at studying ...
May 18, 2023 Matt Turner / CC
Woman charged by grand jury with damaging mausoleum
PEORIA, Ill. - A judge has ordered a Peoria woman to undergo a mental fitness exam after she was charged by a grand jury earlier in the week with a felony charge of Vandalizing a Mausoleum. Court reco...
May 18, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Hyundai, Kia agree to $200 million settlement in over US car thefts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp agreed to a consumer class-action lawsuit settlement worth $200 million over rampant car thefts of the Korean automakers' vehicles, lawyers for the own...
May 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The logo of Hyundai Motor Company is pictured at the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Ford recalls 422,000 SUVs because rear view camera display may fail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ford Motor Co is recalling 422,000 sport utility vehicles in the United States because the video output may fail even after getting a prior recall repair, preventing the rear vie...
May 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: 2020 Ford Explorer cars are seen at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
Man charged in Texas mass shooting appears in court
SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Tx. - The man accused of shooting and killing five people at a home in Cleveland, Texas, has made his first appearance in court since being arrested several days after a manhunt to...
May 18, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companies unscathed
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court handed internet and social media companies a pair of victories on Thursday, leaving legal protections for them unscathed and refusing to clear a path for victims of ...
May 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Grand jury charges man with April stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man on one of two charges he originally faced in connection with a stabbing more than a month ago. The grand jury filed a single Class-3 felony...
May 18, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
