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Free tax prep help available throughout Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The State of Illinois' Department of Revenue is offering free tax help to those who need it. DOV Spokesperson Maura Kownacki says the help is available to eligible taxpayers strug...
Feb 14, 2023 Midwest Communications
Man hit by truck driver in Brooklyn rampage dies of head injury
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the nine people struck by a man driving a U-Haul truck in New York City has died from his injuries, police said Tuesday. The driver has been accused of deliberately plowing...
Feb 14, 2023 New York Police Department and Port Authority Police vehicles block a street where a U-Haul rental vehicle, where according to media reports a man struck multiple people and the NYPD took the driver into custody, near the Battery tunnel in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Rents boost U.S. consumer prices; inflation gradually slowing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices accelerated in January as Americans continued to be burdened by higher costs for rental housing, suggesting that the Federal Reserve was far from pausing its...
Feb 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A shopping cart is seen in a supermarket in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Michigan State gunman's motive eludes authorities but mental health issues emerge
UPDATED 1:19 P.M. EAST LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) -Authorities on Tuesday said they have "no idea why" a 43-year-old gunman killed three Michigan State University students and wounded five in the latest...
Feb 14, 2023 Police walk around Berkey Hall after a shooting on the Michigan State campus in East Lansing, Michigan, U.S., February 14, 2023. Nick King/Lansing State Journal/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS
Teen girls seeing 'dramatic' rise in poor mental health - U.S. CDC
(Reuters) -Nearly three in five high school girls reported feeling sad or hopeless in 2021, representing a 60% increase over the past decade, and fared worse than boys of the same age across nearly al...
Feb 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: School buses line up outside Woodrow Wilson Senior High School as students return to in-person classes in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Haley announces 2024 Republican presidential bid, marks Trump's first challenger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said on Tuesday that she will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, putting her at odds with one-time boss Donald Trump,...
Feb 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Nikki Haley, the former Governor of South Carolina and Ambassador to the UN, stumps for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), during a campaign event in McLean, Virginia, U.S., July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Salvation Army surpasses goal for Tree of Lights campaign
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Salvation Army is thanking the community for its continued support, as the organization has seen a significant increase of people needing food, housing and other essential s...
Feb 14, 2023 (Salvation Army)
Turkey earthquake rescuers find 'miracle' survivors but frustration grows
KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -Rescuers in Turkey pulled several people alive from collapsed buildings on Monday, a week after the country's worst earthquake in modern history, but hopes of ...
Feb 13, 2023 A general view of destroyed houses covered in snow, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Elbistan town, Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
Dr. Derrick Booth now working with UnityPlace
PEORIA, Ill. - We now know where a longtime official with Peoria Public Schools went when he stepped down from his role there. UnityPoint Health says Doctor Derrick Booth is joining UnityPlace as its ...
Feb 13, 2023 Marvin Jordan (left) and Dr. Derrick Booth (Peoria Public Schools)
No U.S. surveillance craft in China's airspace, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -There are no U.S. surveillance aircraft in Chinese airspace, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Monday, declining to specify when pressed by reporters on ...
Feb 13, 2023 John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
