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White House blocks Trump attempt to withhold documents related to Jan 6 attack
(Reuters) -The White House on Friday formally blocked an attempt by Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol when he was U.S. president. Press Secre...
Oct 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of then-U.S. President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Fewer school jobs, worker shortages restrain U.S. employment in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy created the fewest jobs in nine months in September amid a drop in hiring at schools and worker shortages, but ebbing COVID-19 cases and the end of generous une...
Oct 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A woman enters a store next to a sign advertising job openings at Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo/File Photo
Whiskey Daddle races return to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Downtown Peoria will be filled with runners this weekend. Adam White, with ShaZam Racing, says the Whiskey Daddle races begin Saturday at 8 a.m. with the Whiskey Shot 5K, followed by m...
Oct 08, 2021 (Whiskey Daddle Facebook)
Senate approves temporary lift of debt ceiling, averts default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday to temporarily raise the federal government's $28.4 trillion debt limit and avoid the risk of a historic default this month, but...
Oct 08, 2021 The U.S. Capitol is seen as Senate Democrats and Republicans sought to reach an agreement on to avert a debt crisis in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Police: Drag racing likely caused SUV to crash with school bus
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police now believe Monday evening's accident where a SUV and a Peoria Public School bus with children inside collided was likely caused by drag racing. That's what police say the...
Oct 07, 2021 Maurice Young (WMBD/Peoria Police)
Biden calls on more U.S. businesses to require COVID-19 vaccinations
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday said more U.S. businesses should obligate workers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, calling the move vital to ending the pandemic an...
Oct 07, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One for travel to Michigan from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Woman pleads guilty to federal charge of lying about gun purchases
PEORIA, Ill. - An Alamabama woman who at one time lived in both Peoria and Springfield admitted to buying guns for a then-boyfriend, and has now pleaded guilty to a federal crime. The U.S. Attorney's ...
Oct 07, 2021 Adobe Stock
Ground broken for replacement of Taft Homes
PEORIA, Ill. - Taft Homes in Peoria is beginning to officially be no more. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday at Taft. The homes there are being demolished and construction will soon begin on...
Oct 07, 2021 25 News
Senate Democrats, Republicans reach deal on $480 billion debt limit increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate leaders have agreed to raise the Treasury Department's borrowing authority until early December, averting a potential debt default later this month, Senate Majority L...
Oct 07, 2021 The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Peoria man sentenced for deadly street racing crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- 43-year-old Jerome Polnitz was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for a deadly street racing crash that killed four young women last fall. Prosecutors in the case had asked ...
Oct 07, 2021
