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Peoria unveils contents of a time capsule from 1897
PEORIA, Ill. - A time capsule from 1897 was opened Sunday at Peoria's Gateway Building, exactly 128 years after it was placed in a cornerstone at City Hall. Strategic Communications Manager Stacy Pete...
Nov 03, 2025 Contents of a time capsule from Peoria City Hall from 1897. (City of Peoria Facebook)
'We're not a violent city': Chicago locals take on ICE block-by-block
CHICAGO (Reuters) -The immigration agents' tear gas grenades clinked and then exploded against the concrete, shrouding the block in plumes of white gas. The dozen or so residents at the scene only scr...
Nov 03, 2025 Illinois State police stand guard outside the Broadview ICE facility, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Trump administration must pay food aid benefits within days, judge says
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal court in Rhode Island on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to make full food aid benefit payments by Monday, or partial payments by Wednesday, while acknowledging...
Nov 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Volunteers place food items in vehicles during a mobile food distribution at Cedar Creek High School in Cedar Creek, Texas, U.S., November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee/File Photo
GasBuddy: Peoria prices up a few cents, as prices hover around $3.00 a gallon nationally
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria gas prices have risen 2.8 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Peoria are 15.3 cents lower than a month ago and 12.1 cents...
Nov 03, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Lawsuit alleges ICE detainees denied access to counsel while held in 'inhumane' conditions
Article Summary A lawsuit alleges the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview is a "black box" where detainees are denied access to counsel whil...
Nov 01, 2025 A protestor dressed in striped clothing reminiscent of uniforms worn by those imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps walks with a sign outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview on Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria takes ownership of Expo Gardens after winning property in auction
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria is now the owner of the Expo Gardens property. The property's deed transfers to Peoria's possession Saturday after winning the foreclosed land in an auction for more ...
Nov 01, 2025 (Expo Gardens)
Mega Millions grows again with no Halloween winner
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It was all tricks and no treats for those looking to win big playing the Mega Millions game on Halloween. No one matched all six numbers drawn in Friday night's drawing, setting Tu...
Nov 01, 2025 (Mega Millions Consortium)
Obamacare premiums double, adding post Halloween fright for US health insurance shoppers
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans shopping for 2026 Obamacare health insurance plans are facing a more than doubling of monthly premiums on average and are likely to postpone signing up in hope...
Nov 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Signs for former Obamacare health insurance plans lay next to a fence in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
One person rescued from truck that crashed on I-74 early Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Fire needed the "Jaws of Life" to help rescue someone from their crashed vehicle early Saturday morning. The call came in just after 2:00 A.M. on eastbound Interstate 74 between ...
Nov 01, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Baseball-Dodgers force Game Seven in World Series with win over Blue Jays
TORONTO (Reuters) -The Los Angeles Dodgers kept alive on Friday their hopes of becoming Major League Baseball's first repeat champion in 25 years, with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays that pu...
Nov 01, 2025 Oct 31, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow (31) and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays during game six of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
