Category Archives: Top Stories
One person injured, four dogs die in Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria fire investigator said a residential fire near the corner of N. Atlantic and N.E. Glen Oak Wednesday night in was electrical, causing $60,000 damage. Firefighters arrived just...
May 04, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Legislature passes anti-book ban bill; Peoria library director supports
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State and even Peoria officials are praising the Illinois Legislature's passage of a bill banning book bans in Illinois libraries. More or less, the bill, House Bill 2789, would ba...
May 03, 2023 (Peoria Public Library via Facebook)
Teen sentenced to prison for 2020 fatal shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teenager has pleaded guilty to his role in a shooting death almost three years ago. Peoria County Circuit Court records indicate Ladarrius Mason, now 19, pleaded guilty Wednesd...
May 03, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2021)
Man indicted for pizza store robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - The man accused of holding up a pizza restaurant last month has been charged by a Peoria County grand jury. The grand jury this week charged Keith Clark, 29, with a count of Aggravated ...
May 03, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Local GOP lawmakers react to 'ComEd Four' guilty verdicts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - "A sad day for Illinois." That's how State Representative Ryan Spain reacted to Tuesday's guilty verdict of four former lobbyists and Commonwealth Edison employees, for being a par...
May 03, 2023 (Illinois General Assembly)
U.S. military aid for Ukraine includes air-launched rockets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said Wednesday it would send a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $300 million, including for the first time the Hydra-70 short-range. air-launched roc...
May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomes U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (not pictured) at the U.S. State Department in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
US Senate Democrats launch renewed effort to counter China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats launched a renewed effort to stave off competition from China on Wednesday, planning legislation to boost the country's ability to face up to the Asian pow...
May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listens to fellow Democrats speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Top US CEO pay rose 7.7% last year, outpacing inflation, study finds
(Reuters) - Median pay for top U.S. CEOs rose 7.7% last year to a record $22.3 million, a new study found, as big stock awards helped the group stay ahead of inflation while U.S. workers' pay fell beh...
May 03, 2023 An empty conference room is seen as the first phase of FMC Corporation employees return to work in the office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Country legend Willie Nelson, at 90, among 2023 Rock Hall inductees
(Reuters) - Country music icon Willie Nelson, who celebrated his 90th birthday last weekend with a star-studded concert at the Hollywood Bowl, is among the performers who will be inducted into the Roc...
May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The 53rd Annual CMA Awards - Show - Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., November 13, 2019 - Willie Nelson performs. REUTERS/Harrison McClary
Fed delivers small rate hike, flags possible pause in tightening cycle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and signaled it may pause further increases, giving officials time to assess the fallou...
May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
