Category Archives: Top Stories
Pritzker lifts most COVID mandates, stresses CDC rules still in effect
CHICAGO, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker has lifted a number of COVID-19 mandates, while stating that there are some issued by the CDC that are still in effect. Pritzker Monday announced that weekly COVID...
Oct 17, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
U.S. condemns 'war crimes' after Russia drone attack hits Kyiv apartment block
KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will hold Russia accountable for "war crimes", the White House said on Monday, hours after Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with drones during morning rush...
Oct 17, 2022 Rescuers extract a body from a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian-made Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Vadim Sarakhan
U.S. urges 6-month sentence for ex-Trump adviser Bannon over contempt conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge to sentence former President Donald Trump's adviser Steve Bannon to six months behind bars, saying he pursued a "bad f...
Oct 17, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump's White House chief strategist Steve Bannon attends his arraignment at the New York Criminal Courthouse in New York, U.S., September 8, 2022. Steven Hirsch/Pool via REUTERS
Victim identified in fatal weekend crash
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner says it was a Canton man who was killed early Saturday morning following a crash in rural Peoria County. Coroner Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy ...
Oct 17, 2022 (Copperas Creek Fire Protection District --Facebook)
Lower-cost U.S. hearing aids go on sale Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. retailers will begin selling lower-cost hearing aids without a prescription or medical exam under final Biden administration rules that take effect Monday. The Food a...
Oct 17, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Rossi released from federal custody after positive drug test
DAVENPORT, Ia. - The sidelined CEO of Pekin's Reditus Labs is out of custody again, after being arrested Friday for allegedly violating the terms of his pre-trial release on federal mail fraud and fal...
Oct 17, 2022 (25 News)
City Councilman takes on new Peoria County role
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria City Council member now has a new job. District Four Council Member Andre Allen has been announced as Peoria County's new Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, as of ...
Oct 17, 2022 (City of Peoria)
U.S. screened 2.49 million air passengers Sunday, highest since early 2020
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 2.49 million air passengers on Sunday, the highest daily number since February 2020. The number was, however, below...
Oct 17, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Passengers are seen at the Delta Air Lines check in area before their flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
Kanye West to buy social media app Parler
(Reuters) - American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, has proposed to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among U.S. conservatives, parent Parlement Technologies said on Monday. Nashvi...
Oct 17, 2022 Rapper Kanye West holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. July 19, 2020. REUTERS/Randall Hill
IDPH recommends flu shot and COVID-19 booster for kids
CHICAGO, Ill. - Following the CDC's recommendation this week of the new bivalent boosters for children five and older, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is recommending pa...
Oct 17, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
