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Man arrested for two Fulton County burglaries
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - Authorities in Fulton County say they've arrested man allegedly responsible for at least a pair of burglaries more than a month ago. The Fulton County Sheriffs Department says Michae...
Dec 15, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Former cabinet maker arrested on Deceptive Practices charges
PEORIA, Ill. - What started out as one complaint of fraud allegedly by a local businessman resulted in the businessman being arrested on what Peoria Police say is sixteen felony counts of Deceptive Pr...
Dec 15, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Lawmakers hear more pleas for assault weapon ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A legislative committee on Thursday heard more witnesses call for a ban on high-power, semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines, but some experts ...
Dec 15, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pelosi undecided if U.S. House will take up TikTok government device ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she had yet to decide whether the U.S. House of Representatives will join the Senate in backing legislation to bar federal government employ...
Dec 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Tik Tok logo is seen in front of U.S. flag in this illustration taken October 6, 2020. Picture taken October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
National Archives releases documents related to JFK assassination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Archives on Thursday released thousands of documents related to the 1963 assassination of then-President John F. Kennedy shortly after President Joe Biden issue...
Dec 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Roses lie on a marker outside the home where President John F. Kennedy was born 100 years ago on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S., May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Pritzker celebrates passage of state Workers Rights Constitutional Amendment
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Democrats are taking another victory lap connected to the 2022 election. Governor JB Pritzker and union leaders Thursday celebrated the passage of the Workers Rights Amendment...
Dec 15, 2022 (State of Illinois)
Teen pleads not guilty in murder of another teen
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has pleaded not guilty to murder charges stemming from a shooting more than a month ago near Quest Charter Middle School. Erick Jackson, 18, made the plea in Peoria County ...
Dec 15, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Biden announces U.S. support for African Union joining G20
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced he would support the African Union joining the G20 group of large economies as a permanent member, part of Washington's efforts to ...
Dec 15, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden participates in the U.S.-Africa Summit Leaders Session on partnering on the African Union’s Agenda 2063, in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
State: unemployment inches up slightly, jobs also go up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless average went up last month, but so did job growth. Using federal data, the state says the state unemployment...
Dec 15, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
One arrested, one injured following shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - One person is believed to be in custody after late-morning shooting in Central Peoria. Peoria Police say the shooting was reported around 11:30 Thursday morning on West Joan Court near ...
Dec 15, 2022 Midwest Communications
