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U.S. "unwavering" in Afghanistan evacuations, Biden says
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has an "unwavering commitment" to get U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans to safety out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said, as Taliban fighters beat b...
Aug 22, 2021 REUTERS/Stringer
U.S. activates commercial planes to aid evacuees after Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will use 18 commercial aircraft to help transport people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, moving them from temporary locations after they have landed f...
Aug 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS
Mask mandate continues in Morton schools
MORTON, Ill. - Morton Dist. 709 Superintendent Jeff Hill is reminding parents and families that a mask mandate will remain in place for students and staff in schools. Hill, in a weekly update, says wh...
Aug 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized with COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Civil rights leader and former Democratic politician Jesse Jackson and his wife have both been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, the group he founded said in a s...
Aug 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
One person wounded in South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a hospital following a shooting in South Peoria. Peoria Police Sgt. Amy Dotson said the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2400 block of West Pro...
Aug 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Trump assails Biden for Afghanistan "humiliation"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump launched on Saturday a sustained attack on President Joe Biden's handling of the retreat of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, which he called "the grea...
Aug 22, 2021 File photo: REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
Two comebacks for the Peoria Motorcycle Club
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - The Peoria Motorcycle Club celebrated two comebacks Saturday. The first was for the club itself, which hosted the Law Tigers Peoria TT races presented by Country Saloon. The event ...
Aug 22, 2021 25 News
Mitchell Trubisky excels, lifts Bills past Bears
CHICAGO, Ill. - REUTERS - Mitchell Trubisky torched his former team by throwing for 221 yards and a touchdown to lead the visiting Buffalo Bills to a 41-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Saturday i...
Aug 22, 2021 Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports
IL lawmakers to return to Springfield to discuss redistricting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House and Senate will return to Springfield on August 31 for a special session focused on redistricting. Lawmakers will discuss potential changes in the legislative ma...
Aug 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
Reditus Labs warns variant is mutating quickly
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin-based Reditus Labs has released new data indicating the Delta variant is mutating rapidly in Illinois, and nearly all who have tested positive for COVID-19 are infected with the v...
Aug 21, 2021 Courtesy of Reditus Labs
