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U.S. Supreme Court to hear case that could boost politicians' power over elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a Republican bid to reinstate a map delineating North Carolina's U.S. House of Representatives districts that was invalidated as unfa...
Jun 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A visitor runs across the Supreme Court Plaza while attempting to catch their school group, at the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
U.S. Supreme Court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday imposed limits on the federal government's authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a ruling tha...
Jun 30, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
U.S. Supreme Court backs Biden in bid to end Trump 'remain in Mexico' policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court sided with President Joe Biden on Thursday as he seeks to end a hardline immigration policy begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that forced tens of th...
Jun 30, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Crash displaces residents on N. University
PEORIA, Ill. -- Some residents were displaced Thursday morning after a vehicle hit their home on N. University, near W. Mac Queen. Fire Battalion Chief Scott Strum said crews arrived just after 7:30 a...
Jun 30, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Biden says he supports overriding filibuster to protect abortion rights
UPDATED 11:06 a.m. MADRID (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday threw his support behind calls for the U.S. Senate to push aside the legislative filibuster to protect abortion rights, as pressure...
Jun 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds a news conference before departing the NATO summit at the IFEMA arena in Madrid, Spain, June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Illinois debuts "Crime Gun Connect" platform
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois has a new tool to help police investigate gun crimes statewide. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Rauol said "Crime Gun Connect" is an online database of gun tracking recor...
Jun 30, 2022 James Case / CC
New additions to Red, White & BOOM lineup
PEORIA, Ill. -- UnityPoint Health Red White and BOOM will have a new lineup of events leading into the launch of the fireworks display on July 4th. Starting at 9:10 p.m., the 182nd Airlift Wing of the...
Jun 30, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court
UPDATED 1:08 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, making history as the first Black woman on the nation's top judicial body while ...
Jun 30, 2022 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jackson’s husband Patrick Jackson holds the Bible at the U.S. Supreme Court that was broadcast online from the Supreme Court building in Washington, June 30, 2022. Supreme Court of the United States/via Reuters
West Bluff church closer to demolition
PEORIA, Ill. -- The long-abandoned Hale Memorial Church at Main and High Streets in Peoria is a step closer to demolition. The city's Historic Preservation Commission, which met in special session Wed...
Jun 30, 2022 (25 News)
Election Commission head discusses voter turnout, using the new paper voting system
PEORIA, Ill. - There were some hiccups along the way, but for the most part, the new paper-based voting system in Peoria County worked pretty well. That's according to Peoria County Election Commissio...
Jun 29, 2022 Alan Cleaver / CC
