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If you've been vaccinated, you could win $1 million
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The first drawing for Illinois' COVID-19 vaccine lottery will be held Thursday, July 8. The initial prize in the "All In For The Win" promotion is $1 million. College scholarships...
Jul 08, 2021
U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week, an indication that the labor market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continue...
Jul 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A "Now Hiring" sign advertising jobs at a hand car wash is seen along a street in Miami, Florida, U.S. May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello
PPD: Burglary suspect arrested, still searching for other stolen guns
PEORIA, Ill. -- The suspect in a burglary at Pinnacle Gun and Ammo Wednesday morning in Peoria is now in custody. PPD responded to an intrusion alarm at the business at 701 Main Street around 5:20 a.m...
Jul 08, 2021 Courtesy: Peoria Police Department
U.S. will not immediately lift travel restrictions - White House official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will not immediately lift any international travel restrictions, even as it faces growing pressure from U.S. business groups and lawmakers, a White Hous...
Jul 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Travelers queue in a security line limited to every other lane for social distancing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington, U.S. April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Search called off for survivors of Florida condo tower collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -South Florida officials on Wednesday called off the search for survivors of a June condominium tower collapse, saying there was no longer any hope of pulling someone alive fr...
Jul 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers are seen after the managed demolition of the remaining part of Champlain Towers South complex as search-and-rescue efforts continue in Surfside, Florida, U.S. July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
President Biden talks education, student debt in visit to Illinois
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. -- President Joe Biden made his first trip to Illinois as president Wednesday to discuss the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. The American Families Plan is a proposal by Biden ...
Jul 07, 2021 Courtesy: White House
Trump says he is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was filing lawsuits against Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, and Alphabet Inc's Google, as well as their chief executives, alleg...
Jul 07, 2021 REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Olympics-Sha'Carri Richardson not selected to U.S. Tokyo relay team
(Reuters) -American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson will not be selected to the U.S. 4x100-metre relay team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after she accepted a one-month ban for testing positive fo...
Jul 07, 2021 REUTERS/Lee Smith
Three officers shot in Chicago
CHICAGO -- Police say three law enforcement officers were shot and wounded while driving onto Interstate 57 Wednesday morning on Chicago's South Side. The shooting was reported about 6 a.m. in the Mor...
Jul 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
Haitian president assassinated at home in 'barbaric act' -PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in an "inhuman and barbaric act" and his wife was injured, Interim ...
Jul 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Haiti's President Jovenel Moise speaks during the investiture ceremony of the independent advisory committee for the drafting of the new constitution at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/File Photo
