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U.S. FDA authorizes first COVID-19 shot for young kids
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Friday authorized the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first COVID-19 shot for young children in th...
Oct 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A child wears a face mask on the first day of New York City schools, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Peoria Heights woman gets decade in federal prison for meth dealing
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria Heights woman is going to prison for more than 11 years, after admitting to distribute what federal prosecutors call "highly pure" methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney for the Ce...
Oct 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
Man faces fraud charges, accused of falsely trying to obtain COVID-19 relief funds
PEORIA, Ill. - A rural Knox County resident who once owned a restaurant in Fulton County is facing federal charges for allegedly trying to get more COVID-19 relief money than he should have. The U.S. ...
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Biden meets with France's Macron, calls U.S. 'clumsy' in submarine deal
ROME (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday called U.S. government actions "clumsy" during his first meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron since a diplomatic crisis erupted last month over a...
Oct 29, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the G20 summit in Rome, Italy October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Juvenile accused of Peoria carjacking
PEORIA, Ill. - A juvenile is being charged wtih a Peoria carjacking. Peoria Police say a female told officers a male juvenile approached her holding a gun and demanding her property in the 4100 block ...
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U.S. President Biden says Pope told him he should keep receiving Communion
ROME (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Pope Francis had told him he should keep receiving Communion, amid fierce debate in the U.S. Church over Biden's position on abortion. Bide...
Oct 29, 2021 Pope Francis meets U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican, October 29, 2021. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
State lawmakers give final approval for Pritzker's electric car incentives
Peoria, Ill -- Illinois lawmakers play ball with the Governor on electric car incentives. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is cheering final approval of the so-called "REV Act" in the Illinois legislat...
Oct 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The logo for electric vehicle startup Rivian is seen on the hood of its new R1T all-electric truck in Mill Valley, California, U.S., January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
Former New York Governor Cuomo charged with misdemeanor sex offense
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A criminal complaint charging former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo with a misdemeanor sex offense was filed on Thursday in a court in Albany, the state capital, the first prosecut...
Oct 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo makes a statement as he announces he will resign in this screen grab taken from a video released by the Office of the NY Governor, in New York, U.S., August 10, 2021. Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATED: GOP Rep. Kinzinger is out while LaHood is in
UPDATE: 11:27 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly Jan. 6...
Oct 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger gets emotional as he speaks during a hearing by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. Oliver Contreras/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
IL Democrats push through new congressional map
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Statehouse Democrats worked late into the night Thursday to pass a new gerrymandered congressional map for the next 10 years. Illinois lost a seat in Congress due to the loss of p...
Oct 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
