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JPMorgan's Dimon warns of 'economic disaster' as Trump backs credit card rate cap
By Manya Saini Jan 21 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned on Wednesday that a proposal to cap credit card interest rates would amount to economic disaster, while U.S. President Donald Tr...
Jan 21, 2026 The CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Thousands protest against Trump immigration policies
By Andrew Hay Jan 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. workers and students marched through cities and university campuses on Tuesday in opposition to the immigration policies of President Donald Trump. O...
Jan 21, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators take part in a anti-ICE protest, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good on January 7 during an immigration raid, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Seth Herald/File Photo
Trump's plane lands safely after 'minor electrical issue,' Davos trip to continue
By Steve Holland ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump landed safely on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews near Washington to change aircraft on Tuesday night after cre...
Jan 21, 2026 A White House staff member looks back at Air Force One while boarding a replacement plane, also designated Air Force One, after making an unscheduled return landing due to an electrical problem identified mid-flight en route to Davos, Switzerland, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Chicago man pleads guilty to 2025 hit-and-run in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A hit-and-run that killed a man in Peoria last year will end with prison time for a driver from Chicago. According to 25 News, 37-year-old Demoriele Sims pleaded guilty on Tue...
Jan 21, 2026 Demoriele Sims mugshot (from the Peoria County Jail).
Man dies in house fire in rural Chillicothe near site of fatal fire week prior
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A man has died in a house fire Tuesday afternoon in rural Chillicothe. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the fire was called in just before 4:00 P.M. in the area of Galena a...
Jan 20, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Teenaged girls arrested after reported fight at Peoria Richwoods HS
PEORIA, Ill. - Five teenaged girls were arrested after reportedly being involved in physical altercations outside the Peoria Richwoods High School gym. Peoria Police says officers were called to the g...
Jan 20, 2026
Bradley, ICC come together for partnership for transfer students
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's two institutions of higher education are partnering up to turn Cougars into Braves. Bradley University and Illinois Central College on Tuesday announced Path2BU, a transfer par...
Jan 20, 2026 Bradley University President James Shadid (L) and interim Illinois Central College President Bruce Budde (R) sign an agreement for a partnership to help ICC students transfer to Bradley. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'365 days of chaos': Illinois Democrats reflect on 1st year of Trump's 2nd term
Article Summary Tuesday marked one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed more than 50 lawsuits seeking to block various acti...
Jan 20, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks about his office’s actions against the Trump administration during a Jan. 20, 2026, news conference marking the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
US subpoenas Minnesota leaders in criminal grand jury probe over opposition to immigration crackdown
Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice served grand jury subpoenas to the offices of Minnesota's governor and attorney general, and the mayor of Minneapolis, as it weighs whether their publ...
Jan 20, 2026 Members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other law enforcement officials stand guard, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 17, 2026. REUTERS/Seth Herald
Police chase of suspect begins in East Peoria and ends in Springfield
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple police agencies were involved in a chase Tuesday morning that began in Tazewell County and ended near the state capital. East Peoria Police says a bulletin was received fr...
Jan 20, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
