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UPDATE: U.S. Senate delays debt limit vote as Democrats mull McConnell offer
UPDATED 2:55 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate postponed a vote to head off a federal debt default on Wednesday as Democrats considered a Republican proposal that could potentially defuse th...
Oct 06, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden departs the White House in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
OSF: New headquarters will open in January
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of one division of OSF HealthCare says it may look like there's still a lot of work to be done, but it's still expected that their new headquarters at Adams and Fulton will be ...
Oct 06, 2021 OSF HealthCare
UPDATE: Ameren reports power outage in Peoria fixed
UPDATE 3:53 P.M. Power has been restored. Ameren officials still have not said what caused the outage. UPDATE 1:35 P.M. The number of customers without power is down to 615. PEORIA, Ill. - About 2,400...
Oct 06, 2021 Ameren Illinois (outage info as of 11:30 a.m. 10/6/21)
UPDATE: Shooting suspect in custody after fight at Texas school injures four
UPDATED 2:16 P.M. (Reuters) -Authorities arrested an 18-year-old male in connection with a Texas high school shooting that left four people injured after a fight broke out in a classroom on Wednesday ...
Oct 06, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Plans for a Donovan Park pavilion on hold
PEORIA, Ill. -- At a news conference on Tuesday, the Pavilion In the Park group withdrew a term sheet under consideration by the Peoria Park District Board to build a pavilion at Donovan Park. So, pub...
Oct 06, 2021 (25 News)
Homicide victim identified as Manual High School student
UPDATE - Peoria, Ill. - A Manual High School senior has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Jerry L. Snipes, Jr., 17, of Peoria was pronounced d...
Oct 06, 2021 (25 News)
Three arrested in Peoria for suspected meth lab
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 5:30 p.m. Monday to the 500 block of Haungs Avenue where officers noticed a strong smell of ammonia coming from an alley. Police observed a man en...
Oct 06, 2021 (25 News)
Facebook blames 'faulty configuration change' for nearly six-hour outage
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc blamed a "faulty configuration change" for a nearly six-hour outage on Monday that prevented the company's 3.5 billion users from accessing its social media and messaging serv...
Oct 05, 2021 Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram logos are displayed through broken glass in this illustration taken October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
U.S. risks losing its 'edge' without big infrastructure spending, Biden says
HOWELL, Mich. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden made a pitch in Michigan on Tuesday for his huge social spending package which he vowed would help modernize America and benefit the middle class, while la...
Oct 05, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure investments at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 training facility in Howell, Michigan, U.S. October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. Senate to vote on debt ceiling, Republicans say they will oppose
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's Democrats planned a Wednesday vote in the Senate to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling, setting up yet another confrontation with Republicans that risks an econo...
Oct 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill, seen during sunset in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
