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LaHood congratulates new POTUS, VP
WASHINGTON - Illinois 18th District Rep. Darin LaHood has issued a statement regarding the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris: I congratulate President Joe Biden and ...
Jan 20, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Joe Biden becomes the 46th U.S. President
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, assuming the helm of a country reeling from deep political divides, a battered economy and a ragi...
Jan 20, 2021 Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump, praising his own record, leaves White House ahead of Biden's inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump hailed his administration's record as he left the White House for the last time on Wednesday, hours before President-elect Joe Biden assumes th...
Jan 20, 2021 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Biden to assume U.S. presidency amid deep divisions, raging pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, assuming the helm of a country beset by deep political divides and battered by a rag...
Jan 20, 2021 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at Major Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center at New Castle County Airport in New Castle, Delaware, U.S. January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
East Peoria appoints new police chief
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The East Peoria City Council on Tuesday night appointed Rich Brodrick as Chief of Police. Brodrick has been serving as interim chief since former Chief Steve Roegge resigned in Oc...
Jan 20, 2021 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump pardons ex-aide Bannon but not himself or family
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations issued in his final hours in office, but did n...
Jan 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon exits the Manhattan Federal Court, following his arraignment hearing for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
EP Council considers adding smart traffic light technology
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria City Council put plans into motion on Tuesday night to invest in traffic technology to make three intersections safer. Commissioners approved a first reading of a reso...
Jan 19, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
In farewell address, Trump urges prayers for next administration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, urged prayers for the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden but declined to acknowledge his Dem...
Jan 19, 2021 REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Local COVID roundup 1/19: phase 4 inches closer
PEORIA, Ill. -- 14 area residents have died from COVID-19 complications since Friday's last update from the Peoria City/County Health Department. Peoria County accounted for 13 of those deaths. A woma...
Jan 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell says Trump 'provoked' Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, of provoking the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. "The mob was fed lies. T...
Jan 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives for the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden, during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
