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Biden signs $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden signed into law a $1 trillion infrastructure bill at a White House ceremony on Monday that drew Democrats and Republicans who pushed the legislation through a...
Nov 15, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden signs the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act", on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Autopsy conducted on young hit-and-run accident victim
PEORIA, Ill. - An autopsy has officially been conducted on the ten-year-old boy who died Friday after being struck by an alleged hit-and-run driver days before. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood sai...
Nov 15, 2021 (Troy Erving's family via 25 News)
Investigation launched into racist graffiti found in Pekin
Peoria, Ill -- An investigation is underway in the wake of someone finding racist graffiti at an apartment complex in Pekin. An image obtained by our news partner 25 News shows the words "White Power"...
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Trump adviser Bannon excoriates Biden after court appearance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Steve Bannon lashed out at President Joe Biden and his administration on Monday, saying after a court appearance they "took on th...
Nov 15, 2021 Steve Bannon, talk show host and former White House advisor to former President Donald Trump, arrives at the FBI's Washington field office to turn himself in to federal authorities after being indicted for refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena over the January 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Peoria County Board votes to increase animal adoption fees, but provides flexibility
PEORIA, Ill. - Animal adoption fees will go up at Peoria County's Animal Protective Services facility, but with flexibility that could mean you may not have to pay much more. The Peoria County Board T...
Nov 15, 2021
Conspiracy theorist Jones found guilty by default in U.S. school shooting defamation lawsuits -NYT
(Reuters) - A court in Connecticut granted a legal victory to the families of victims of a 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School by ruling that Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist, was guil...
Nov 15, 2021 Sean P. Anderson / CC
Days-long lane restrictions begin on McClugage Bridge in Peoria
Peoria, Ill -- Drivers are reminded about lane restrictions planned for the next week or so on the McClugage Bridge in Peoria. IDOT says crews are working to put down new pavement on the East Peoria s...
Nov 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
Civic Center promotes March, 2022 stand-up act
Peoria, Ill -- The Peoria Civic Center is promoting a headline comedy act, coming to Peoria early next year. Comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias will be performing at the Civic Center on March 5, 2022....
Nov 15, 2021
UK raises threat level after Liverpool taxi blast
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Britain raised its national threat level on Monday to severe, meaning an attack is seen as highly likely, after declaring that a taxi explosion outside a hospital in Live...
Nov 15, 2021 Police officers keep guard outside a house in the Kensington area where counter-terrorism officers arrested men after a vehicle exploded outside Liverpool Women's Hospital in Liverpool, Britain, November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble
U.S. Senator Leahy won't seek re-election, putting Democratic seat in play
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy on Monday said he will not seek re-election in November 2022, opening up another seat that Democrats will need to aggressively defend if the...
Nov 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY22 budget request for the Treasury Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., June 23, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
