Category Archives: Top Stories
Rivian to cut jobs as loss of EV tax credit hits demand, source says
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive will lay off employees as the electric-vehicle maker contends with weakening demand following the expiry of key U.S. tax credits that had supported sales, a person familia...
Oct 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo
US existing home sales rise to seven-month high in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. existing home sales increased to a seven-month high in September, but rising economic uncertainty and a stalled labor market could limit the boost from easing mortgage rates...
Oct 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A "For Sale" sign stands at a house in Miami, Florida, U.S. April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
IL GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey's family members killed in helicopter crash
Former state senator and state representative Darren Bailey has announced the loss of his son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren, after a helicopter crash in Montana. Details surrounding the cras...
Oct 23, 2025 IL GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey's son, daughter-in-law and two of their children killed in a helicopter crash in Montana. (Bailey campaign Facebook page)
Trump calls for cheaper cattle, more grazing lands in effort to trim beef prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued its campaign to cut the cost of beef, with Trump urging cattle ranchers to lower prices while several age...
Oct 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Cattle is auctioned off at Boswell Livestock Auction in Boswell, Indiana, September 13, 2016. Picture taken September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo
LaHood says federal government shut down has gone on for "too long"
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois' Republican Congressman says the federal government shutdown has gone on for "too long." 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) spoke about the shut down in ...
Oct 22, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Owner and operator of Peoria International Airport celebrates 75 years
PEORIA, Ill. - Community leaders helped celebrate the diamond anniversary of the organization that oversees Peoria International Airport. A celebration was held Wednesday to celebrate 75 years of the ...
Oct 22, 2025 Peoria International Airport Director of Airports Gene Olson speaks at a ceremony marking 75 years of the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US sanctions Russian oil companies as Moscow holds nuclear drills
MOSCOW/KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States hit Russia's major oil companies with sanctions on Wednesday and accused the Russians of a lack of commitment toward ending the war in Ukraine, as M...
Oct 22, 2025 A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launches from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome during a military exercise of Russia's nuclear forces on land, sea and air held to rehearse their readiness and command structure, in the Arkhangelsk region, Russia, in this still image taken from video released October 22, 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. WATERMARK FROM SOURCE.
US officials head to Asia for talks with China, Trump-Xi meeting still on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. officials headed to Malaysia on Wednesday to defuse a spike in U.S.-China trade tensions over Beijing's move to curb exports of rare earth magnets, and keep next week's ...
Oct 22, 2025 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer walk, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national security issues, in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Ford recalls 1.4 million US vehicles over faulty rear-view cameras
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ford said on Wednesday it is recalling nearly 1.45 million older vehicles in the U.S. due to faulty rear-view cameras and will extend warranty coverage on millions of other vehic...
Oct 22, 2025 A Ford automobile logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show Press Preview in New York City, U.S., April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Jeffries' Illinois redistricting push meets cool reception in Springfield
Article Summary Despite pressure from U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, there is "next to zero appetite" to redistrict the state's congressional lines among Democrats in the Illinois legisla...
Oct 22, 2025 U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at an Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield in August 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
