Category Archives: Top Stories
NHL-Beach says he is 'John Doe' in Blackhawks sexual assault investigation
(Reuters) - Kyle Beach said on Wednesday he is the player who raised sexual assault allegations against a Chicago Blackhawks coach in 2010, following the release of a report into the incident by the N...
Oct 28, 2021 Oct 27, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (88) is defended by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy (5) during the third period at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
Biden pushes new $1.75 trillion spending plan in last-minute Congress visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden made a last-minute trip to Congress on Thursday to push a new $1.75 trillion framework for economic and climate change spending, after weeks of squabblin...
Oct 28, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden campaigns for Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe at a rally in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
IL House joins Senate in repealing parental notification of abortion
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois may soon no longer have a parental notification of abortion law. The House has joined the Senate in voting to repeal the act, which requires a provider to inform a minor'...
Oct 28, 2021 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Democrats at odds over 'billionaires tax' to fund sweeping Biden agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior Democrats in the U.S. Congress were at odds on Wednesday over a proposal to tax billionaires' assets to help pay for President Joe Biden's social and climate-change agenda...
Oct 28, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol dome is seen in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
CAT sees increases in third quarter financial report
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Caterpillar continues to see increases in its 2021 third quarter financial report. In a statement early Thursday morning, Big Yellow said Sales and Revenues were $12.4 billion. That...
Oct 28, 2021 REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Juvenile shot Wednesday night in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A juvenile was shot Wednesday night in Peoria's East Bluff. Police were called around 7:30 p.m. to the 700 block of E. Corrington Avenue after a ShotSpotter alert indicated nine rounds...
Oct 28, 2021 (25 News)
PPD: Woman's body discovered "with obvious trauma" triggers death investigation
Peoria, Ill -- Peoria Police are launching a death investigation following the discovery of a woman's body on Wednesday. Officers say they got called to a home along North Dechman Avenue, just off Kno...
Oct 27, 2021 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Guilty verdict in Fulton County murder trial
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - Guilty but mentally ill. That's the verdict a jury in Fulton County reached on two charges of First-Degree Murder in three-and-a-half hours Wednesday in the case of Nathan Woodring. ...
Oct 27, 2021
White House nominates candidate for Central Illinois district U.S. Attorney
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Central Illinois could finally have a new U.S. Attorney. President Joe Biden has nominated Gregory Harris -- a current Assistant U.S. Attorney based in the district's Springfield of...
Oct 27, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria Police seek help identifying armed robbery suspects
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are just now releasing details of an armed robbery that took place last Friday night. Police responded to the Club Car Wash location in the 3300 block of North Sterling Av...
Oct 27, 2021 Peoria Police
