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FBI investigating Minnesota fraud scheme, director says
WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The FBI has "surged" investigative resources and personnel to Minnesota, bureau Director Kash Patel said on Sunday, in the latest instance of the Trump administration's ...
Dec 29, 2025 Kash Patel speaks after being sworn in as FBI director by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 21, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
US pledges $2 billion in humanitarian support to UN, State Department says
GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday pledged $2 billion in life-saving assistance to tens of millions of people facing hunger and disease in more than a dozen countries ne...
Dec 29, 2025 A Palestinian girl gestures as she waits to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Morton shop to close permanently this week after eight decades of business
MORTON, Ill. - The final days for a Morton paint business are this week. A celebratory open house will take place Tuesday from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. at Miller Paint Shop. Owner Mike Zobrist annou...
Dec 29, 2025 (Miller Paint Shop Facebook)
Trump and Netanyahu to discuss next phase of Gaza plan in Florida
JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 28 - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to push for progress in the stalled ceasefire in Gaza when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Mo...
Dec 29, 2025 Displaced Palestinians walk at a beach tent camp, after it was flooded by rising seawater during a winter storm in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Gas prices continue to fall in Peoria area before new year
PEORIA, Ill. - The price at the gas pump in Peoria continues to fall as the new year approaches. GasBuddy reports the average price of a gallon of unleaded on Monday is $2.80/g, down 5.3 cents in the ...
Dec 29, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Trump says US and Ukraine 'a lot closer' on peace deal but "thorny issues" remain
PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement to ...
Dec 29, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he arrives for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Sunday severe weather produces tornado in rural Tazewell County
GROVELAND, Ill. - Sunday's severe weather spawned a tornado in rural Tazewell County. The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in rural Groveland, along Allentown Road about...
Dec 29, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
PCHS choir program ending, students petitioning to save it
PEKIN, Ill. - The final performance for a Pekin Community High School show choir is on the horizon. 25 News reports that the "Noteables" will be discontinued at the end of the school year, with the pr...
Dec 26, 2025 (Pekin Community High School Noteables)
Zelenskiy to hold high-stakes talks on land, security with Trump on Sunday
KYIV, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will discuss territorial issues, the main stumbling block in talks to end the war, with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunda...
Dec 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference on the day of the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo
New laws: Illinois expands job-protected leave for parents with newborns in NICU
Article Summary People who work for employers of between 16 and 50 people will get up to 10 days of unpaid leave if they have a newborn in neonatal intensive care. Larger employers have to offer up to...
Dec 26, 2025 The Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
