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U.S. Senate advances $1.66 trillion government-funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A $1.66 trillion government spending bill drew overwhelming bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers steered it toward passage before a weekend deadline to a...
Dec 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is pictured at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Law enforcement officials push for ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Some of the state's leading law enforcement officials on Tuesday urged lawmakers to pass a statewide ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons, which they sa...
Dec 20, 2022 Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart (right) and other law enforcement officials testify before a House committee Tuesday as members consider a bill to ban high-power, high-capacity weapons in Illinois. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
U.S. Postal Service to double EV delivery fleet purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said on Tuesday it will more than double its planned electric delivery vehicles purchases, officials said on Tuesday, tapping funding from Congress...
Dec 20, 2022 Jason Lawrence / CC
Bills for Illinois American Water customers to increase next year
BELLEVILLE, Ill. - Illinois American Water customers will see price increases next year. The base rate increase was approved by an order from the Illinois Commerce Commission. The request to raise the...
Dec 20, 2022 Illinois American Water
NWS: Snow accumulation still a big question mark
LINCOLN, Ill. - Some details of this week's winter storm in central Illinois is unknown, but the National Weather Service still believes it will have a significant impact on the area. Warning Coordina...
Dec 20, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Grand jury charges Peoria man with murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man who faces charges in four different cases has been indicted by a grand jury in one of those for First-Degree Murder. Domonicue Linwood, 24, was given the charge by the gran...
Dec 20, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail January 2022)
One dead following accident near Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - One person is believed to be dead after a crash that closed a portion of Illinois Route 29 North of Chillothe. The crash happened near Hart Lane, and Peoria County Coroner Jamie Ha...
Dec 20, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Hazardous storm system hits United States ahead of winter holidays
(Reuters) - A huge swath of the United States will face heavy snow, below-freezing temperatures, and dangerous wind chills this week, likely leading to flight delays and impassable roadways during one...
Dec 20, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. Senate plans initial vote on $1.66 trillion government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate planned to take its first vote on a $1.66 trillion government funding bill on Tuesday, as lawmakers scrambled to pass the measure and avert a possible partial gov...
Dec 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is pictured at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
U.S. lawmakers include ban on TikTok on government devices in spending proposal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers early Tuesday included a proposal to bar federal government employees from using Chinese app TikTok on government-owned devices in a key spending bill. The Senate...
Dec 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
