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Man sentenced to 25 years for armed robbery of south Peoria Dollar General
A Peoria man will spend the next 25 years in prison for robbing a south Peoria Dollar General with a machete in 2023. Rufus Sanders, 61, pleaded guilty Wednesday to armed robbery and was sentenced to ...
Nov 20, 2025 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
ICC slashes Nicor, Ameren proposed gas rate hikes by over 40%
Article Summary The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a $168 million spending increase for Nicor Gas, 47% less than the $314 million it requested. The regulatory body also approved a $73 million i...
Nov 20, 2025 Illinois Commerce Commission Chair Dough Scott is pictured alongside commissioners Michael Carrigan (left) and Ann McCabe (right) at a November 2023 meeting in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Pritzker ramps up accountability panel focused on alleged ICE abuses
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker filled two more seats on the Illinois Accountability Commission and announced key staffing hires as the panel ramps up its review of alleged abuses during "Operation M...
Nov 20, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker, lawmakers and immigration advocates discuss the federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign in his Springfield office on Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria County Sheriff seeks reimbursement for security costs during Grayson trial
The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is seeking reimbursement from Sangamon County for security expenses incurred during the high-profile Sean Grayson murder trial held in Peoria earlier this month. She...
Nov 20, 2025 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
Illinois Supreme Court dismisses appeal in Grayson case as moot
The Illinois Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal in the Sean Grayson murder case, ruling the legal question became moot after his conviction. In an opinion filed Wednesday, the state's highest court...
Nov 20, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
US posts solid job growth in September, but unemployment rate rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. employment growth accelerated in September, but the labor market remained sluggish and failed to keep pace with new job-seekers as employers dealt with fallout from import t...
Nov 20, 2025 Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Trump, Vance not invited to Dick Cheney's Washington funeral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not invited to Thursday's funeral service for former Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a White House official....
Nov 20, 2025 Former U.S. President George W. Bush looks towards former U.S. second lady Lynne Cheney, late former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's wife, during a funeral service for Dick Cheney, at Washington National Cathedral, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
US agency finds evidence of fatigue cracks in fatal UPS cargo jet crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it has found evidence of fatigue cracks in a key part of a crashed UPS MD-11 cargo jet that killed 14 people in Louisvil...
Nov 20, 2025 A drone view of the crash site next to a runway at the Muhammad Ali International Airport following the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., in this screengrab from a video released November 7, 2025. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS
US weekly jobless claims fall; continuing claims increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but more out of work people are struggling to find new opportunities amid weak hiring. I...
Nov 20, 2025 A "Now Hiring" sign hangs in the window of a hair salon in the Greater Boston town of Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
"Operation Last Watch" launched to honor local veterans receiving end of life care
PEORIA, Ill. - Rick Otey, a 76-year-old Navy vet, has embarked on a mission to honor local veterans receiving hospice or end of life care. He tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan" what Operation Last Watch enta...
Nov 20, 2025 Ken Jones / CC
