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Peoria County Sheriff seeks reimbursement for security costs during Grayson trial
The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is seeking reimbursement from Sangamon County for security expenses incurred during the high-profile Sean Grayson murder trial held in Peoria earlier this month. She...
Nov 20, 2025 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
Illinois Supreme Court dismisses appeal in Grayson case as moot
The Illinois Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal in the Sean Grayson murder case, ruling the legal question became moot after his conviction. In an opinion filed Wednesday, the state's highest court...
Nov 20, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
US posts solid job growth in September, but unemployment rate rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. employment growth accelerated in September, but the labor market remained sluggish and failed to keep pace with new job-seekers as employers dealt with fallout from import t...
Nov 20, 2025 Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Trump, Vance not invited to Dick Cheney's Washington funeral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not invited to Thursday's funeral service for former Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a White House official....
Nov 20, 2025 Former U.S. President George W. Bush looks towards former U.S. second lady Lynne Cheney, late former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's wife, during a funeral service for Dick Cheney, at Washington National Cathedral, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
US agency finds evidence of fatigue cracks in fatal UPS cargo jet crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it has found evidence of fatigue cracks in a key part of a crashed UPS MD-11 cargo jet that killed 14 people in Louisvil...
Nov 20, 2025 A drone view of the crash site next to a runway at the Muhammad Ali International Airport following the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., in this screengrab from a video released November 7, 2025. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS
US weekly jobless claims fall; continuing claims increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but more out of work people are struggling to find new opportunities amid weak hiring. I...
Nov 20, 2025 A "Now Hiring" sign hangs in the window of a hair salon in the Greater Boston town of Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
"Operation Last Watch" launched to honor local veterans receiving end of life care
PEORIA, Ill. - Rick Otey, a 76-year-old Navy vet, has embarked on a mission to honor local veterans receiving hospice or end of life care. He tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan" what Operation Last Watch enta...
Nov 20, 2025 Ken Jones / CC
US canceling October's employment report after shutdown prevented data collection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday it would not be publishing the closely watched employment report for October, but will combine nonfarm payrolls for that mon...
Nov 20, 2025 A "now hiring" sign is displayed on a local business after, U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in July, in Encinitas, California, U.S. August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Dream Center Peoria holding a special distribution event on Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Dream Center Peoria will be holding a special distribution of grocery and toiletry items this Friday, November 21st, as part of their local emergency relief initiative. The event will t...
Nov 20, 2025 (Dream Center Peoria Facebook)
7th Circuit stays judge's order restricting immigration agents' use of riot control weapons
Article Summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and granted a stay on a federal judge's order restricting immigration agents' use of riot control weap...
Nov 19, 2025 Several immigration enforcement agents push back media and protestors as U.S. Customs and Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino makes his way out of the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
