Category Archives: Top Stories
U.S. House to vote on rules that will constrain McCarthy's power
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Monday on the rules that will govern it for the next two years, in a first test of newly elected Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy...
Jan 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wields the Speaker's gavel after being elected the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a late night 15th round of voting on the fourth day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Gov. Pritzker starting a second term in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton will take the oath of office for their second term on Monday in Springfield. Inauguration ceremonies for Gov. Pritzker ...
Jan 09, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions Wednesday for the first time after having been elected to a second term. In the photo, he is brushing off a question about 2024 presidential aspirations. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
Biden visits U.S.-Mexico border as immigration issue heats up
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) -President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office, tackling one of the most politically charged issues in the country as he ...
Jan 09, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with border patrol officers as he walks along the border fence during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to assess border enforcement operations, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
PPD investigating armed robbery, drive by shootings
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two people are recovering after being shot in separate incidents Saturday night in Peoria. Peoria Police say the first shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, after officers were ...
Jan 09, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
UPDATED: Pritzker signs bill giving state government pay raises, advancing 'closing fund'
UPDATED 11:30 A.M. 1/10/23 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Officials at the highest levels of state government will receive substantial pay raises this month after the House and Senate pas...
Jan 09, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man taken to Peoria County Jail after Friday traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. - One man was taken to the Peoria County Jail after a traffic stop on Friday night. Peoria Police said the stop occurred on East Arcadia St. by North Central Avenue. Authorities said a se...
Jan 08, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for backing troops in Ukraine
(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Moscow's forces fighting in Ukraine in an Orthodox Christmas message designed to rally people behind ...
Jan 07, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Orthodox Christmas service at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia January 7, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS
IDNR Director Callahan to step down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A state official with ties to Peoria and WMBD is leaving her role. Governor JB Pritzker's office says Illinois Department of Natural Resources director Colleen Callahan will step d...
Jan 07, 2023 (25 News)
Portillo's going cashless in drive-thrus
OAK BROOK, Ill. - If you want to pay in cash at Portillo's, you'll need to go inside. Multiple media outlets are reporting that the chain -- famous for its Italian Beef -- will no longer accept cash i...
Jan 07, 2023 (Portillo's)
KDB apparently also closes Sankoty Lakes
SPRING BAY, Ill. - The Scottish Rite Theatre and the Betty Jayne Brimmer Center for the Performing Arts aren't the only entities closing as owner KDB Group says it's taking a look at all its operation...
Jan 07, 2023 (Courtesy Mark Davis)
