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Sean 'Diddy' Combs due back in court in bid to toss conviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs is due to appear in court on Thursday for a hearing over his bid to set aside a jury's verdict finding the hip-hop mogul guilty on prostitution charges but clear...
Sep 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Sean "Diddy" Combs, next to his lawyer Teny Geragos, reacts after learning he will not be released on bail, during his sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial in New York City, New York, U.S., July 2, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
Taste of the Heights event returns with over 20 vendors this year
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Taste of the Heights returns to Prospect Road's restaurant row Thursday night. The Heights' Hannah Hernandez says there'll be 21 food and drink vendors on hand...nearly double t...
Sep 25, 2025 (Village of Peoria Heights)
US weekly jobless claims fall, but labor market softening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the labor market has lost its luster amid an anemic pace of hiring. Initial claims f...
Sep 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: 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
White House asks for mass firing plans ahead of possible government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House asked federal agencies on Wednesday to prepare plans for mass firings during a possible government shutdown next week, marking a sharp departure from the temporar...
Sep 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view shows contrails left behind by airplanes in the sky over the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo
Parents tell Peoria Public Schools what the next superintendent should be like
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Public Schools held a town hall on Wednesday, giving parents and the community a chance to discuss what they'd like to see in a new superintendent. The school board is ...
Sep 25, 2025 The CEO of From the Heart Educational Services, LLC spoke on Wednesday at a town hall at Peoria Central High School. (25 News)
Durbin hopes to meet with ICE this week about Chicago-area raids
Article Summary U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said there is a "chance" Illinois' Democratic members of Congress get a long-requested meeting with immigration officials this week. Illinois leaders say they've ...
Sep 24, 2025 U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois Air National Guard base in Springfield on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Woodford County fatal crash victim identified by Peoria County Coroner
PEORIA, Ill. - The victim in a fatal crash involving a motorcycle Tuesday morning in Woodford County has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 42-year-old Allen Skaggs of Normal su...
Sep 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria wins Expo Gardens property in auction
PEORIA, Ill. - It took an extra step or two, but the city of Peoria now owns the Expo Gardens property. City Manager Patrick Urich says the property was won in a foreclosure auction Wednesday afternoo...
Sep 24, 2025 (Expo Gardens)
Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech as he returns to late-night television from suspension
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Jimmy Kimmel returned to U.S. late-night television on Tuesday defending political satire against Trump administration "bullying", six days after his on-air remarks about the mu...
Sep 24, 2025 Glen Powell leaves after "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show was recorded for broadcast, the day after Disney announced that the show would return to its ABC network lineup following Kimmel’s temporary suspension for his remarks about Charlie Kirk, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
Dallas shooter wrote 'anti-ICE' on unused bullet in attack on immigration office, officials say
(Reuters) -A shooter who wrote "ANTI-ICE" on an unused bullet killed one person and wounded two others on Wednesday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas before taking their...
Sep 24, 2025 Law enforcement personnel respond at the scene of a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jeffrey McWhorter
