Category Archives: Top Stories
Secretary of State's office gives out grants to combat carjacking and vehicle thefts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Peoria-area is receiving funding to try and combat carjackings and vehicle thefts. The Greater Peoria Auto Crimes Task Force is receiving $2,150,700 in grant money from Secreta...
Mar 23, 2023 (Illinois Secretary of State via Facebook)
Union workers can't sue under Illinois biometric law, court rules
(Reuters) - Illinois' top court on Thursday said U.S. labor law bars unionized workers from suing their employers for violations of the state's biometric privacy law, which can expose companies to mas...
Mar 23, 2023 (Illinois Supreme Court)
House passes bill prohibiting book bans
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, pro...
Mar 23, 2023 Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, D-Naperville, speaks on the Illinois House floor Wednesday in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Utility's indicted CEO considered Madigan when hiring, witness says
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In April 2017, a top staffer in then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's office was looking to leave his job after a combined nearly 18 years working for t...
Mar 23, 2023 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Hyundai Motor America to recall 567,912 vehicles - NHTSA
(Reuters) - Hyundai Motor America will recall 567,912 vehicles, as some models equipped with a tow hitch harness could catch fire due to a short circuit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra...
Mar 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Hyundai booth displays the company logo at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims edge lower
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits edged down last week, showing no signs yet that the recent financial market turbulence following the failure ...
Mar 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Student accused of shooting two faculty members in Denver found dead
DENVER (Reuters) -The student who was accused of shooting and wounding two faculty members at his Denver high school has been found dead near his vehicle in Park County. The Park County Coroners Offic...
Mar 23, 2023 A wanted bulletin released by Denver police included a mugshot of a 17-year-old student identified by police as 17-year-old Austin Lyle sought in the school shooting in Denver, Colorado, March 22, 2023. Denver Police/Handout via REUTERS
Bard Optical 'merging' Campustown and Metro Centre locations at Metro Centre
PEORIA, Ill. - Another business is leaving the Campustown shopping center near Bradley University - the second business to announce that this month. Bard Optical, however, doesn't exactly say it's clo...
Mar 22, 2023 (Bard Optical via Facebook)
'Round1' to close Northwoods Mall location
PEORIA, Ill. - A national bowling and gaming chain is closing its Peoria location in about two months. Officials with "Round1" say slow sales are to blame for the closure of the location at Northwoods...
Mar 22, 2023 (Facebook/Round 1 Northwoods)
Coroner: Further tests on drowning victim pending
PEORIA, Ill. - The woman who was found dead in the Illinois River north of the Riverplex in downtown Peoria has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy results on...
Mar 22, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
