Category Archives: Top Stories
Fire damages Washington garage
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Firefighters in Washington are investigating what caused the garage to a home to catch fire Friday morning. Washington Fire Chief Brett Brown tells 25 News the blaze on Hampton Lane...
Apr 01, 2022 25 News
Pekin Police: Investigation ongoing after child hit by semi
UPDATED 1:13 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin Police say an investigation is ongoing after the death of a child that sent shockwaves through the community this week. According to an updated news release issu...
Apr 01, 2022 (25 News)
IEPA announces hazardous waste collection dates
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency wants residents to know about opportunities this spring to get rid of household hazardous waste products. The one-day collections, inc...
Apr 01, 2022 USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency
A veteran PJS reporter retiring
PEORIA, Ill. -- After 36 years, a Peoria Journal Star reporter is leaving the paper. Veteran writer Nick Vlahos said Friday that he's not leaving town, and it's likely that post-retirement life will i...
Apr 01, 2022 (Vlahos Facebook page)
U.S. job growth solid in March; unemployment rate falls to 3.6%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth continued at a brisk clip in March, with the unemployment rate falling to a new two-year low of 3.6% and wages re-accelerating, positioning the Federal Reserve t...
Apr 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
U.S. to issue gender neutral passports, take steps to combat anti- transgender laws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans will be allowed to choose an X for gender on their passport applications and select their sex on Social Security cards, the Biden administration said on Thursday in an...
Apr 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A woman holds passports while waiting to cross at the San Ysidro border crossing in San Ysidro, California January 31, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo
Kremlin says Ukraine strike on Russian fuel depot creates awkward backdrop for talks
(Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that a Ukrainian strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod did not create comfortable conditions to continue peace talks with Kyiv. Russia accu...
Apr 01, 2022 A view shows a fuel depot on fire in the city of Belgorod, Russia April 1, 2022. Pavel Kolyadin/BelPressa/Handout via REUTERS
Rivian plans $30.4 million expansion in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. -- Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive is expanding its presence in Normal even though the company's second factory will be built in Georgia. Rivian and city officials confirmed to 2...
Apr 01, 2022 (Rivian Facebook Page)
Scientists publish the first complete human genome
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists on Thursday published the first complete human genome, filling in gaps remaining after previous efforts while offering new promise in the search for clues regarding d...
Mar 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The face of a girl is seen daubed in colours as she takes part in Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India, March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Koehler bill would make 'fertility fraud' illegal in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A lawmaker from Peoria is introducing a bill that would make something he believes would be unthinkable, a felony offense. State Senator Dave Koehler wants to make what's called "f...
Mar 31, 2022 (File--State Sen. Dave Koehler. From State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service)
