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'Really, really exciting': travelers head to United States as entry ban lifted
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Travelers excited at the prospect of seeing family and friends in the United States for the first time since the pandemic started took off early on Monday from London and othe...
Nov 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Travelers pack a United Airlines check-in area ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo/File Photo
East Peoria hosts 90th Veterans Day Parade
East Peoria hosts 90th Veterans Day parade EAST PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - The oldest continuous Veterans Day parade in Tazewell County continued its tradition Saturday. Veterans of different military...
Nov 07, 2021 25 News
Mural unveiled in Peoria's Warehouse District
PEORIA, Ill - (25 News) -- Bradley University students joined a group of volunteers to make the Warehouse District a little brighter with a new mural. Big Picture Peoria unveiled the new "Hello Peoria...
Nov 07, 2021 25 News
U.S. Democrats pass $1 trln infrastructure bill, ending daylong standoff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -After a daylong standoff, Democrats set aside divisions between progressives and centrists to pass a $1 trillion package of highway, broadband and other infrastructure improvemen...
Nov 06, 2021 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is pursued by reporters after the House passed the bipartisan infrastructure package at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
EV maker Rivian boosts IPO price range, aims for $65 billion valuation
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive, backed by Amazon.com Inc, on Friday significantly raised the expected offer price of its shares, with the electric vehicle manufacturer aiming for a valuation of as much ...
Nov 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Rivian introduces all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
East Peoria in early stages of planning riverfront trail "connection"
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - There's already a riverfront walking and biking trail in East Peoria, but city leaders are still looking at how that trail can be expanded. Ty Livingston, East Peoria's Director of...
Nov 05, 2021 (City of East Peoria)
Former Methodist College building closer to being housing for homeless
PEORIA, Ill. - Some housing for Peoria's homeless might soon go up a the former Methodist College of Nursing in downtown Peoria. Peoria's Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday signed off on a plan t...
Nov 05, 2021 (25 News)
PPS to start COVID-19 vaccines on 5-11 year olds next week
PEORIA, Ill. - You may or may not be a fan of the COVID-19 vaccines, especially the new lower-dose Pfizer vaccine for five- to eleven- year-olds, but the Superintendent of Peoria Public Schools says p...
Nov 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
Midwest Food Banks needs help during the holiday season
PEORIA, Ill. -- The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on non-profit agencies nationwide. Monica Scheuer, Executive Director of Midwest Food Bank, based in Bloomington, says they initially had trouble...
Nov 05, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. job growth picks up in October; unemployment rate falls to 4.6%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased more than expected in October as the headwind from the surge in COVID-19 infections over the summer subsided, offering more evidence that economic acti...
Nov 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A Brandon Motor Lodge displays a "Help Wanted" sign in Brandon, Florida, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
