Category Archives: Top Stories
Judge dismisses lawsuit by Peoria Co. Auditor, but suit could be amended
PEORIA, Ill. - A lawsuit questioning the validity of the referendum on last November's election ballot that led to what was supposed to be the closure of the Peoria County Auditor's office has been to...
Mar 15, 2023 (Peoria County)
Wall Street down as Credit Suisse sparks fresh bank selloff
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared losses late on Wednesday but the Dow and S&P 500 still closed lower, as problems at Credit Suisse revived fears of a banking crisis, eclipsing bets on a smal...
Mar 15, 2023 A screen displays the Dow Jones industrial Average after the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S. March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Civic Center to City of Peoria: Thank you
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center is giving a thank-you card of sorts to its next door neighbor. The Civic Center Wednesday afternoon issued a statement after the City Council Tuesday night appro...
Mar 15, 2023 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
NFL-Rodgers says he wants to play for New York Jets
(Reuters) - Quarterback Aaron Rodgers plans to play for the New York Jets next season after winning four league MVPs in 18 years with the Green Bay Packers, he said on Wednesday. The 39-year-old said ...
Mar 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Jan 1, 2023; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) scores a touchdown against Minnesota Vikings linebacker Brian Asamoah II (33) in the fourth quarter of their game at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Dan Powers-USA TODAY Sports
Pritzker, other governors want to hear pharmacies' stances on abortion pill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker is joining mostly Democratic governors from other states in urging pharmacies to make clear their stance on making abortion pills available to customers. This,...
Mar 15, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his state budget address Wednesday from the Illinois House chamber in Springfield. (Pool photo by Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune)
Judge mulls banning abortion pill in US; no ruling made
AMARILLO (Reuters) -A U.S. judge in Texas on Wednesday heard more than four hours of arguments over a request by anti-abortion groups to ban sales of the abortion pill mifepristone across the country,...
Mar 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women's Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, U.S., January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
ConocoPhillips' Alaska Willow project approvals hit with second lawsuit
(Reuters) - A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Biden administration's approval of ConocoPhillips' Willow oil and gas project in Alaska, saying the "enormous...
Mar 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A polar bear keeps close to her young along the Beaufort Sea coast in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska in a March 6, 2007 REUTERS/Susanne Miller/USFWS/handout
US drone may not be recovered from Black Sea after Russian intercept -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military surveillance drone that crashed into the Black Sea after being intercepted by Russian fighter jets may never be recovered, White House spokesman John Kirby said...
Mar 15, 2023 U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander attend a virtual meeting of Ukraine Defense Contact Group, at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. Senate leader Schumer urges federal safety probe into all major freight railroads
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday urged the National Transportation Safety Board to launch an investigation into safety practices of all seven major freight...
Mar 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the news media after attending a closed Senate Democratic Caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
US to impose inflation fines on first set of drugs, lowering costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government said on Wednesday it would subject 27 drugs to inflation penalties, a move that will reduce out-of-pocket costs for Medicare recipients by $2 to as much as $3...
Mar 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (not pictured) at Navy Gateway Inns and Suites, in San Diego, California U.S., March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
