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U.S. Senate Democrats fail in latest bid to debate voting rights bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed to advance voting-rights legislation for the fourth time this year due to overwhelming Republican opposition, raising potential ramifica...
Nov 03, 2021 U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) boards an elevator in the Senate subway at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Secretary of State expands ID program for people leaving prison
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says a pilot program that tried out giving people released from prison state identification cards worked, and is now being expanded. White c...
Nov 03, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Hispanic-owned businesses get Discover Peoria spotlight
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is moving to another important part of the city's resident and business population. After recent work to highlight black-owned businesses ...
Nov 03, 2021 Discover Peoria
Retirements, staffing shortages challenge Peoria's snow plow team
Peoria, Ill -- Thanks to ongoing impacts from the pandemic, the team of snow plow drivers in Peoria will remain smaller than in pre-COVID winters. The City's Public Works assistant director Sie Maroon...
Nov 03, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Illinois Treasurer wants to return unclaimed Purple Hearts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs is embarking on a mission to return eleven Purple Heart medals to their rightful owners. Frerichs says while difficult, the effort will be ba...
Nov 03, 2021 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in landmark gun-rights case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday explored the divisive issue of gun rights, with the justices hearing arguments in a challenge to New York state's limits on carrying concealed...
Nov 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
EV startup Rivian could be worth nearly as much as Honda in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive Inc, which is backed by Amazon.com Inc, is targeting a valuation of more than $53 billion for its U.S. debut, making the electric vehicle manufacturer potentially almost a...
Nov 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Rivian introduces R1T all-electric pickup truck at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Deere strike set to continue as workers reject second contract
(Reuters) -Deere & Co workers were set to continue their three-week-old strike after they voted to reject a second contract reached between the U.S. tractor maker and the United Auto Workers (UAW)...
Nov 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The Deere & Co farm equipment plant in Ankeny, Iowa, U.S. October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
U.S. to start giving COVID-19 vaccines to young children
(Reuters) - The United States is set to begin giving COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 5 to 11 as soon as Wednesday, with roughly 28 million school-age kids now eligible for the shots that provide pr...
Nov 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A syringe is filled with a dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up community vaccination center at the Gateway World Christian Center in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
U.S. Senate Democrats return to voting rights with eye on filibuster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats will try to advance voting rights legislation in the face of overwhelming Republican opposition for a fourth time on Wednesday, amid pressure to break the ...
Nov 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Voting rights activists rally at the Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon following a three-day, 70-mile “Freedom to Vote Relay” from West Virginia, in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Shuran Huang/File Photo
