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Car crashes into Peoria business
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria business was damaged after a car struck the building Wednesday night. Emergency crews were called around 7 p.m. to a tanning salon in the 1200 block of W. Main Street. News pa...
Dec 09, 2021 (25 News)
House Jan. 6 panel had 'no choice' but contempt charge against Meadows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows could become the third person to face a criminal contempt charge for refusing to cooperate with the U.S. House of Representativ...
Dec 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House in Washington, U.S. October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago
U.S. Senate passes Republican bill to overturn Biden vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a Republican measure that would overturn President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for private businesses...
Dec 09, 2021 The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/Files
U.S. FDA authorizes AstraZeneca's COVID-19 antibody drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. drugs regulator said on Wednesday it had authorized AstraZeneca's antibody cocktail to prevent COVID-19 infections in individuals who have weak immune systems or a history of seve...
Dec 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The logo for AstraZeneca is seen outside its North America headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski
Trial of actor Jussie Smollett, accused of faking hate crime, goes to jury
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The jury began deliberations on Wednesday in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett, a one-time star of the TV drama "Empire" who stands accused of orchestrating a hate crime against h...
Dec 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett arrives at court on the first full day of his trial for six counts of disorderly conduct on suspicion of making false reports to police, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo
Meeting Thursday for Bob Michel Bridge project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Transportation wants to show the public what it's planning to upgrade the Bob Michel Bridge. A public meeting is being held Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m...
Dec 08, 2021 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Feds reach settlement with Dunlap Schools over Americans with Disabilities Act complaint
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The U.S. Attorneys office has reached an agreement with the Dunlap School District over violations of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The Justice Department says it's ...
Dec 08, 2021 (Dunlap School District)
Coroner investigates Brimfield teen's drowning death
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner is looking further into the death of a teenager who is believed to have drowned in a hot tub. The coroner says first responders went to the 11000 block of N...
Dec 08, 2021 Peoria County Coroner's Office
Police: dozens of catalytic converter thefts locally since October
PEORIA, Ill. - Something reportedly happening nationwide is definitely happening in the Peoria area, and probably more than police are hearing about. It's the theft of catalytic converters from area v...
Dec 08, 2021 Seth Sawyers / CC
Pritzker: No to NYC-style vaccine mandate in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says the state is doing what it can to try and stop the spread of COVID-19, even as an Omicron variant case has been linked to the Chicago area. Pritzker ...
Dec 08, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
