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Vance in Israel to try to shore up Gaza ceasefire and push to next phase
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance was holding talks in Israel on Tuesday as Washington tries to stabilize the first, shaky, phase of the Gaza ceasefire and push Israel and Hamas ...
Oct 21, 2025 U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives at Ben Gurion airport in Lod, Israel, October 21, 2025. Nathan Howard/Pool via REUTERS
Bradley shooting suspect was armed with handgun and 30 rounds
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Prosecutors say a Chicago-area man charged in a shooting on the Bradley University campus allegedly carried a handgun with 30 rounds of ammunition. The detention hearing for 1...
Oct 21, 2025 (File-25 News)
Trump's approval edges up despite Americans blaming Republicans for shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans blame Republican lawmakers more than Democratic lawmakers for a partial government shutdown, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that also showed Republican President...
Oct 21, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump waits for Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's arrival at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland
(Reuters) -A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Repu...
Oct 20, 2025 Texas National Guard troops walk through the Joliet Army Reserve Training Center, in Elwood, Illinois. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Jury chosen in murder trial of former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson
UPDATED 5:09 P.M. PEORIA - A jury was chosen Monday in the murder trial of former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder after shooting Sonya Masse...
Oct 20, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
Nearly 2 million Illinoisians set to lose SNAP benefits amid congressional stalemate
Article Summary About 1.9 million people in Illinois are set to lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits beginning Nov. 1 if the federal government shutdown continues into another month...
Oct 20, 2025 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told states SNAP benefits will not be distributed in November if the federal government shutdown does not end this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Rally attendees support Sonya Massey on first day of Sean Grayson murder trial
PEORIA, Ill. - The beginning of the Sean Grayson trial in Peoria on Monday also began protests and rallies outside of the Peoria County Courthouse. The early morning Monday crowd of around 30-50 peopl...
Oct 20, 2025 Protesters show support for Sonya Massey on Main St. in downtown Peoria during the opening day of the Sean Grayson murder trial. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Chicago judge questions Trump official over ICE agents' use of force
CHICAGO (Reuters) -A federal judge in Chicago on Monday questioned a U.S. immigration official about a series of incidents in which federal agents have responded aggressively to protesters or bystande...
Oct 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Members of the Illinois State police clash with protesters outside of the Broadview ICE facility, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 17, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo
Alwans & Sons responds to claims they intentionally set off sprinklers while protesters were nearby
PEORIA, Ill. - Alwans and Sons Meat Company in Peoria is responding to claims on social media that they intentionally turned on their sprinklers Saturday afternoon where some of the 'No Kings' protest...
Oct 20, 2025
Trial of Sangamon County deputy accused in Sonya Massey shooting death starts Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - The murder trial of Sean Grayson begins Monday in Peoria. Grayson is the former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy who is accused in the shooting death of Sonya Massey on July 6th of last...
Oct 20, 2025 Sean Grayson. (Macon Country Sheriffs Office)
