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Hate crime investigation underway after flags allegedly taken from Peoria business
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for a group of suspects involved in an alleged hate crime incident in the downtown area. Police say officers were in contact with the owner of In Bloom Tattoo ...
Jun 23, 2025 (Peoria Police Department)
Pritzker OKs changes to Prisoner Review Board following years of controversy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Friday to make a series of changes to the Prisoner Review Board after it released a man who would go on to commit murder, ...
Jun 23, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, observes action on the Senate floor during the last week of the 2025 legislative session. Harmon was the sponsor of a bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Cooling centers available across central Illinois during heat wave
PEORIA, Ill. - Numerous locations are available this week for people who need to get out of the extreme heat. A heat advisory is in effect until Thursday night with heat index values reaching as high ...
Jun 23, 2025 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com
Iran fires missiles at US airbase in Qatar, Doha says attack intercepted, no casualties
DOHA/ISTANBUL/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Iran's military said it carried out a missile attack on the Al Udeid U.S. airbase in Qatar on Monday after explosions were heard across the Qatari capital following T...
Jun 23, 2025 Traces are seen in the sky after Iran's armed forces say they targeted The Al-Udeid base in a missile attack, as seen from Doha, Qatar, June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
Central IL libraries set to receive grants to improve technology
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Secretary of State's Office is awarding more than $1 million in new grants to assist public libraries in underserved communities, including several here in Central Ill...
Jun 23, 2025 Rawpixel / Depositphotos.com
UPDATE: Explosions heard over Qatar capital Doha after Iran threat to retaliate for US strikes
UPDATED 12:14 P.M. DOHA/ISTANBUL/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Explosions were heard over Qatar's capital Doha on Monday, a Reuters witness reported, shortly after a Western diplomat said there had been a credi...
Jun 23, 2025 People attend a protest against the U.S attack on nuclear sites, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, June 22, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Trump, US Senate Republicans face test as 'Big Beautiful Bill' deadline looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies in the Senate face a political free-for-all over passage of his sweeping tax-cut and spending legislation, which Republican congression...
Jun 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters upon his arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
US lawmakers call for Congress to review Trump's Iran actions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Sunday called on Congress to rein in President Donald Trump's use of military force in Iran and prevent U.S. involvement in a deepenin...
Jun 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on, after President Donald Trump delivered remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
NBA-Thunder cap incredible season by beating Pacers in Game 7 to win NBA Finals
(Reuters) -The Oklahoma City Thunder capped an extraordinary season by defeating the Indiana Pacers 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday to win the franchise's first title since relocating fro...
Jun 23, 2025 Jun 22, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) drives for a lay-up as Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin (00) defends during the second half of game seven of the 2025 NBA Finals at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices almost unchanged in the past week, as prices nationally are on the rise
PEORIA, Ill. -Gas prices in Peoria were almost unchanged in the last week, down 0.3 cents a gallon, averaging $3.27 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peori...
Jun 23, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
