Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden invokes Defense Production Act to increase infant formula supply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden took steps on Wednesday to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States, invoking the Defense Production Act to help manufacturers obtain the i...
May 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Empty shelves show a shortage of baby formula at CVS in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal
Wall Street ends sharply lower as Target and growth stocks sink
(Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply lower on Wednesday, with Target losing around a quarter of its stock market value and highlighting worries about the U.S. economy after the retailer became the la...
May 18, 2022 A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Peoria Heights Home damaged by fire
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Damage was reported done to a home in Peoria Heights Wednesday. 25 News reports crews from six different agencies responded to the house fire on East Robin Court near Rocket Ave...
May 18, 2022 25 News
Peoria teen arrested in Bloomington on weapons charges
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A Peoria teenager is in trouble with the law in the Twin Cities after he allegedly had a gun there over the weekend. Bloomington Police say they arrested Isaiah Jackson, 18, on cha...
May 18, 2022 (Bloomington Police)
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2018 murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his uncle four years ago. Court records indicate Anthony Jackson, 31, was given that sentence Wednesday after being ...
May 18, 2022 (2018 Peoria County Jail photo)
New York AG to investigate social media platforms used by Buffalo grocery gunman
(Reuters) -New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday said her office is investigating social media companies the Buffalo grocery store gunman used to plan, promote and stream the attack tha...
May 18, 2022 A memorial is seen in the wake of a weekend shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
East Peoria Police Officer on the road to recovery
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - When an East Peoria Police Officer injured in the line of duty showed up at work this week, he didn't know what he was getting in to -- in a good way. Karson Klyber was struck by a...
May 18, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker signs bill banning 'ghost guns' in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker has signed into law a bill banning so-called "ghost guns" in the state. Pritzker did so at a news conference in Chicago. "These firearms are often assembled from k...
May 18, 2022 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service
Biden's counter-disinformation executive resigns after a few weeks on the job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Biden administration's disinformation-fighting group has resigned, she told Reuters on Wednesday. Nina Jankowicz, who was named as executive director of the Depa...
May 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The American flag is seen flying at half staff over the White House to honor the 1 million U.S. citizens killed by COVID-19 since the pandemic began in Washington, U.S., May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
'Jelani Day Bill' signed into law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Legislation crafted after an Illinois State University graduate student ended up missing and later dead has been signed into law. Governor JB Pritzker has signed what was called th...
May 18, 2022 25 News
