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Local COVID roundup 1/7: Peoria County woman passes
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria County woman is the latest reported area COVID-19 casualty. The female in her 60s did not live in long-term care and did have underlying health issues, according to the Peoria...
Jan 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
Spain seeking "fair and balanced" legislative districts in Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. -- In the new year, Illinois' House Republicans are offering a plan to draw up new legislative districts. Every 10 years, new boundaries are drawn up based on Illinois' latest Census data...
Jan 07, 2021 Rep. Ryan Spain
Trump says there will be an orderly transition to Biden presidency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday there will be an orderly transition when Joe Biden takes office as president in less than two weeks, after Congress certified the De...
Jan 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly dipped last week while staying extremely high, with the labor market recovery appearing to sta...
Jan 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
Ray LaHood reacts to attack on the U.S. Capitol
PEORIA, Ill. -- Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C. as crowds of supporters of President Donald Trump waged an attack on the U.S. Capitol. Former Illinois Congressma...
Jan 07, 2021 1470 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Under heavy guard, Congress got back to work after Trump supporters stormed U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat, battling police in the hallways and dela...
Jan 07, 2021 An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certifie...
Jan 07, 2021 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the protests taking place in and around the U.S. Capitol in Washington as the U.S. Congress held a joint session to certify the 2020 election results, at a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Rep. LaHood votes to certify Biden victory
WASHINGTON -- 18th District Rep. Darin LaHood voted Wednesday night to certify the Presidential Election victory of Joe Biden. He issued this statement following his vote: This evening, the United Sta...
Jan 06, 2021 1470/100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Ill. officers pushing back on controversial reforms bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A proposed amendment to a pending Illinois House bill is drawing ire and worry within the law enforcement community. In a letter to sheriffs throughout the state, Illinois Sheriff...
Jan 06, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. lawmaker draws up impeachment papers on Trump after mobs storm capital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic congresswoman on Wednesday said she was drawing up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after mobs broke into the U.S. Capitol following Trump's ur...
Jan 06, 2021 REUTERS/Eric Miller/File Photo
