Category Archives: Top Stories
2022 breaks records for film/TV production in Illinois -Pritzker
CHICAGO, Ill. - You know all the "Chicago" shows legendary TV producer Dick Wolf puts out? They're largely produced in Illinois, and the shows helped contribute to the state's record year last year fo...
Mar 19, 2023 (State of Illinois)
Nuclear option: Illinois grapples with the future of nuclear power
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A measure allowing the construction of new commercial nuclear power plants has bipartisan, bicameral support in the state legislature as the body considers its ...
Mar 19, 2023 State Rep. Mark Walker, D-Arlington Heights, is pictured in a House committee. He is the sponsor of a bill that would allow new nuclear power projects in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Friday night shooting leaves one seriously injured
PEORIA, Ill. - At least one person was critically hurt following a reported shooting in the West Bluff area. Peoria Police say it happened around 9 p.m. Friday on West Thrush, inbetween Broadway and S...
Mar 19, 2023 Midwest Communications
Putin makes surprise trip to Russian-occupied Mariupol in wake of ICC warrant
(Reuters) -A day after being accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, scene of some...
Mar 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds talks with China's President Xi Jinping via a video link from Moscow, Russia, December 30, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Kuravlev/Kremlin via REUTERS
UPDATE: UBS makes offer for Credit Suisse; bondholder losses considered
UPDATED 10:13 A.M. (Reuters) - UBS Group AG is in emergency talks to buy fellow Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse as authorities bid to stave off turmoil when global markets reopen on Monday, with rep...
Mar 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the Credit Suisse bank in Geneva, Switzerland, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Updated: Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protests
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in a case brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office, and called on his supporters to protest...
Mar 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who announced a third run for the presidency in 2024, hosts a New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Corvette giveaway benefits East Peoria park project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A new Corvette has been given away to benefit a park now under construction in East Peoria. With a 6.2 Liter V-8 engine, the car, a 2023 70th Anniversary Limited Edition Corvette ...
Mar 18, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Library plans informational picket as contract negotiations slow
PEORIA, Ill. - Members of the union representing Peoria Public Library employees say they will hold an informational picket next week as they say there is "slow movement" in their negotiations on a ne...
Mar 17, 2023 (25 News)
SVB Financial seeks bankruptcy protection as banking turmoil persists
(Reuters) -SVB Financial Group said on Friday it filed for a court-supervised reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to seek buyers for its assets, days after its former unit Silicon Va...
Mar 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) logo is seen through broken glass in this picture illustration taken March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Trump returns to Facebook
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted to Facebook on Friday, marking his return to the social media platform two years after he was banned. Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Inst...
Mar 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage to deliver remarks on education as he holds a campaign rally with supporters, in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
