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Blinken defends Afghan withdrawal at testy U.S. congressional hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Secretary of State Antony Blinken beat back criticism of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on Monday at a contentious congressional hearing where at least two Republ...
Sep 14, 2021 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives remarks during a 9/11 commemoration event to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool
Peoria fire leaves one person injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation Monday night after a kitchen fire caused damage to a single story home in Peoria. Crews were called to the 4300 block of N. Nelson Driv...
Sep 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
Heavy downpours from Nicholas batter Texas, Louisiana
HOUSTON (Reuters) -Heavy rains lashed Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as Hurricane Nicholas weakened into a tropical storm, bringing the threat of widespread floods and power outages as it swept down t...
Sep 14, 2021 Local resident John Smith holds his 18-month-old son Owen as he stands near breaking waves on a pier ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Nicholas in Galveston, Texas, U.S., September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Illinois Senate approves bill designed to keep three nuclear power plants running
UPDATED 4:46 P.M. (Reuters) -The Illinois Senate on Monday saved two Exelon Corp nuclear power plants from closure by passing a bill that will provide $700 million in subsidies to the company over fiv...
Sep 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A bird flies over the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant in Goldsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
State coalition investigation growing problem of organized retail crime
CHICAGO, Ill. - A form of crime the Illinois Attorney General says is growing is now one that his office is focusing on. Attorney General Kwame Raoul says retail theft is becoming more of a coordinate...
Sep 13, 2021 Midwest Communications
BU makes U.S. News and World Report "Best List" again
PEORIA, Ill. -- U.S. News and World Report has released its Best Colleges list for 2022, and Bradley University has been named best in Illinois in several categories. Bradley has made the top 10 Best ...
Sep 13, 2021 (Bradley University)
Former Peoria Park District director dies at 80
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bonnie Noble had a 43-year association with the Peoria Park District...as the board's first female member, board president, and eventually as executive director. Noble, 80, died Sept. ...
Sep 13, 2021 Peoria Park District
Biden to announce new COVID-19 steps ahead of U.N. meeting, surgeon general says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will announce new steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 before the U.N. General Assembly meets, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Sunday. Murthy did n...
Sep 13, 2021 United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy delivers remarks during a news conference with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
House Democrats eye corporate tax rate hike, surtax on wealthy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Democrats are expected to propose raising the corporate tax rate to 26.5% from 21% as part of a sweeping plan that includes tax increases on the wealthy, corporations,...
Sep 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vehicles are parked outside the U.S. Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
9/11 ceremony at Peoria City Hall
PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and member of the Peoria City Council hosted a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Saturday outside City Hall near the Sonar Tide sculpture. A number of speakers...
Sep 12, 2021 25 News
