Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee draws legal challenge from US states
Dec 12 (Reuters) - California and 19 other U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The lawsui...
Dec 13, 2025 A U.S. flag and a U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
With Fed independence in crosshairs, will Supreme Court back Trump again?
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices appear ready to endorse President Donald Trump's power to fire a regulatory agency official despite job protections given ...
Dec 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Germantown Hills man charged after allegedly sexually abusing minor relative
PEORIA, Ill. - A Germantown Hills man was ordered to remain in jail on charges he allegedly sexually assaulted a minor relative over multiple years. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 33...
Dec 12, 2025 courtroom gavel
Teenager charged as adult in fatal Central Peoria shooting from October
PEORIA, Ill. - Prosecutors have charged an 18-year-old with First Degree Murder in connection to a fatal October shooting in Central Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Cedric Ken...
Dec 12, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Illinois ag director says Trump trade policies are 'crushing' farmers
Story Summary The Trump administration announced it will make $12 billion available for farmers who have suffered lost income due to ongoing trade disruptions with other nations. Jerry Costello II, di...
Dec 12, 2025 Jerry Costello II, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, speaks at a Christian County farm alongside Gov. JB Pritzker (left) and Cameron Joost, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The group discussed the impact of tariffs on Illinois farmers in an October visit. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Man injured after being hit by vehicle in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man is listed in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle in Peoria on Friday afternoon. Peoria Police says the incident occurred just after noon in the area of Western and Ke...
Dec 12, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Fired Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion
Dec 12 (Reuters) - Fired University of Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore, who is a suspect in an alleged assault, was charged on Friday with three crimes, including stalking and home invasio...
Dec 12, 2025 Nov 22, 2025; College Park, Maryland, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore on the sidelines during the first quarter against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images
Trump appears in newly released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats released 19 new images from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including photos of now-President Donald Tru...
Dec 12, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump poses with unidentified women in this handout image from the estate of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 12, 2025. House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout via REUTERS
Pritzker signs 'medical aid in dying' bill amid religious opposition
Article Summary JB Pritzker signed a law Friday that will allow terminally ill Illinoisians to end their lives with physician-prescribed medication. The legislation will go into effect in nine months....
Dec 12, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill into law on Aug. 14, 2025, in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Rivian shares surge as analysts cheer shift to custom self-driving chip, AI strategy
Dec 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Rivian Automotive surged 18% on Friday as analysts issued bullish commentary on the electric pickup truck and SUV maker's efforts to develop a custom chip for self-driving...
Dec 12, 2025 The logo of electric truck company Rivian is shown above a vehicle at the LA Auto show "AutoMobility LA" in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
