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West Peoria Council clears way for BYOM lounge
WEST PEORIA, Ill. -- West Peoria took a a step forward Tuesday night in making a "bring your own marijuana" lounge a reality. The West Peoria City Council cleared the way for "High Harbor Cannabis Eve...
Jul 14, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. Senate Democrats agree to $3.5 trillion for budget reconciliation bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's drive for big new infrastructure investment got a boost on Tuesday when leading Senate Democrats agreed on a $3.5 trillion investment plan they aim to ...
Jul 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to news reporters following the announcement of a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Carjacking spree ends in crash on War Memorial
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to a pair of carjackings on Tuesday. The first incident was in the 900 block of W. MacQueen just before 12:30 p.m. The victim told police that she was approache...
Jul 14, 2021
Searchers find another Florida condo collapse victim, raising toll to 95
(Reuters) - Searchers at a partially collapsed condominium near Miami found another victim, raising the number of confirmed deaths to 95 on Tuesday as heavy rain and the gruesome challenge of identify...
Jul 13, 2021 REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo/File Photo
U.S. health official says COVID-19 boosters could risk more serious side effects
(Reuters) -The United States is reviewing the need for a third COVID-19 booster shot among residents who have already been vaccinated but needs to see more data to know if additional shots could raise...
Jul 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo/File Photo
U.S. consumer prices post largest gain in 13 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in 13 years in June amid supply constraints and a continued rebound in the costs of travel-related services from pandemic-depressed lev...
Jul 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks shop at Macy's Herald Square following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
UPDATE: Man killed Monday night identified
UPDATE 3:20 p.m. -- Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the man killed Monday night as 23-year-old Labaron Duff, of Peoria. Duff suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and likely...
Jul 13, 2021 (25 News)
Two Bradley baseball players drafted to White Sox
SECAUCUS, N.J. -- For the first time in 28 years, two Bradley baseball players were selected in the top 10 rounds of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. Left-handed pitcher Brooks Gosswein, from Ba...
Jul 12, 2021 Bradley University
U.S. puts new warning on J&J coronavirus vaccine for autoimmune disorder
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday added a warning to the fact sheet for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine saying that data suggests there is an increased risk of a rare...
Jul 12, 2021 REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo
England's Black players face racial abuse after Euro 2020 defeat
LONDON (Reuters) -Black players in the England soccer team have been subjected to a storm of online racist abuse after their defeat in the final of Euro 2020, drawing wide condemnation from the squad'...
Jul 12, 2021 Pool via REUTERS/Carl Recine
