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Man wanted for Galesburg homicide
GALESBURG, Ill. - Authorities in Galesburg say an arrest warrant is out for the man they believe shot and ultimately killed another man early Sunday morning. Galesburg Police say a warrant charging Fi...
Jul 28, 2022 (Galesburg Police/Knox County Jail)
Former City Council candidate not charged with Domestic Battery
PEORIA, Ill. - A former candidate for Peoria City Council has been cleared of charges accusing him of assaulting a woman. Peoria County Circuit Court records indicate prosecutors never formally filed ...
Jul 28, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Congress passes long-awaited bill to boost chipmakers, compete with China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation on Thursday to subsidize the domestic semiconductor industry as it competes with Chinese and other foreign manufact...
Jul 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Plastic letters arranged to read "Chip Shortage" are placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken, February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Unemployment drops in all IL Metro areas, including Peoria
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The state says the unemployment rate in the Peoria area is going down, as is most other metro areas in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the city's unem...
Jul 28, 2022 Got Credit / CC
Tazewell County Board okays wind farm moratorium
PEKIN, Ill. - The Tazewell County Board is officially pumping the brakes on any more wind farms in the county, until county ordinances on the matter can be changed. County Board members voted in favor...
Jul 28, 2022 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters / CC
Biden pledge to tax wealthy, companies revived with Manchin-led bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's campaign trail promise to increase taxes on corporations and the wealthy as part of a battle against glaring income inequality in the United States got...
Jul 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Chairman U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) attends a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Kentucky floods kill 3, death toll may reach double digits, governor says
UPDATED 1:58 P.M. (Reuters) -Flooding in eastern Kentucky has caused at least three deaths, Governor Andy Beshear said on Thursday, and the death toll may reach double digits as water continues to ris...
Jul 28, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
U.S. Justice Department probing cyber breach of federal court records system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a cyber breach involving the federal court records management system, the department's top national security attorney told lawmakers ...
Jul 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An American flag waves outside the U.S. Department of Justice Building in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
Durbin comes down with COVID-19, perhaps slowing Dems Senate spending deal
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that he has begun his assigned period of isolation. Durbin said in an emailed st...
Jul 28, 2022 (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
U.S. economy contracts again in second quarter; jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy contracted again in the second quarter amid aggressive monetary policy tightening from the Federal Reserve to combat high inflation, which could fan financial m...
Jul 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Cranes and containers are seen at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California February 6, 2015 in this aerial image. REUTERS/Bob Riha Jr/
