Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying t...
Dec 04, 2025 An information sign for passport and visa appointments is displayed outside the U.S. embassy in London, Britain, May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Illinois unveils plans to celebrate 250 years of American independence
Article Summary The Illinois America 250 Commission is gearing up to organize programming across the state to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The initiativ...
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Gabrielle Lyon, chair of the Illinois America 250 Commission and executive director of Illinois Humanities speaks about the commemoration plans at Navy Pier on Dec. 3. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Pentagon review faults Hegseth over Signal messages on Yemen strikes
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A Pentagon investigation has faulted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for using Signal on his personal device to transmit sensitive information about planned strikes i...
Dec 03, 2025 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Israel says it received body from Hamas as it indicates Rafah crossing could open
CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Israel received a body that Hamas said was one of the last two deceased hostages in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Israel said it would allow Gaza's gateway to Egyp...
Dec 03, 2025 People hold images of dead hostages Ran Gvili and Sudthisak Rinthalak, whose bodies haven’t been returned yet, as Israelis attend a rally calling for the immediate return of the remains of all hostages held in Gaza, more than two years after the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 29, 2025. REUTERS/Nir Elias
Peoria Public Schools preparing for renovations to Central Park Pool
PEORIA, Ill. - Now that it owns the facility, Peoria Public Schools is looking to renovate Central Park Pool. The district bought the facility earlier this year after the Peoria Park District decided ...
Dec 03, 2025 (25 News)
East Peoria says emergency alert system breached by cybercriminal group
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An emergency alert system for the city of East Peoria has been shut down after a security breach. The city says an organized cybercriminal group recently breached the OnSolve CodeR...
Dec 03, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Prospect Road overhaul project approved by Peoria Heights trustees
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Trustees in Peoria Heights have given their approval to a project that will redesign Prospect Road. The project will stretch from Tower Park to War Memorial Drive. The main goal...
Dec 03, 2025 (Ed Hammond/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump to propose sharp rollback in US vehicle fuel economy rules
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday will propose a significant rollback of fuel economy standards that former President Joe Biden had finalized last year, in its latest...
Dec 03, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Sean Grayson's attorneys seek new trial after murder conviction
Article Summary Former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson is seeking a new trial after his second-degree murder conviction last month. He was charged with murder for shooting Sonya Massey, ...
Dec 03, 2025 Ex-Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson’s body camera footage shows the officers who greeted him on July 6, 2024, as he exited the home of Sonya Massey after fatally shooting her. Grayson disparaged Massey and called her “crazy” in the video, which his attorneys say should not have been shown in the trial that led to his second-degree murder conviction. (Screenshot from body camera footage)
Minnesota officials defend Somali community against Trump's attacks
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Officials in Minneapolis on Tuesday said they were not aware of imminent federal immigration raids targeting the area's Somali community, which has come under blistering attacks from...
Dec 03, 2025 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at a press conference to address reports of a planned federal operation targeting Somali immigrants, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Tim Evans
