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US House speaker says stopgap funding bill complicated by need for security funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday that negotiations on a stopgap bill to keep the government funded have been slowed by the need to add security f...
Sep 15, 2025 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Suspect wrote note threatening Kirk, tied to scene by DNA, FBI director says
PROVO, Utah (Reuters) -The suspect accused of murdering right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah told another person in a text message before the shooting that he planned to kill Kirk, FBI Director Ka...
Sep 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Kash Patel walks with Utah Governor Spencer Cox following a press conference, on the day they visit the scene at the Utah Valley University, after U.S. right-wing activist and commentator, Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event at the university, in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
Amid backlash, Pritzker calls for leaders - especially Trump - to tone down rhetoric
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker called on President Donald Trump and other political leaders to do more to call for peace amid growing political violence. Pritzker faced sharp criticism from Illinois...
Sep 15, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association annual breakfast meeting in Springfield on Aug. 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Benefit concert held Sunday for late member of Revel in Red
PEORIA, Ill. - The community and Revel in Red fans came out on Sunday to support the late musician Pete Ramsey. A benefit concert for Ramsey, who died after a car crash in the Missouri Ozarks in July,...
Sep 15, 2025 (Deviant Rebel Media/Revel in Red)
Israel threatens Hamas 'wherever they are' as Qatar hosts summit
DOHA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he did not rule out further strikes on Hamas leaders "wherever they are", as the heads of Arab and Islamic states held a summi...
Sep 15, 2025 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Emir Of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and GCC representatives meet ahead of an emergency Arab-Islamic leaders' summit convened to discuss the September 9 Israeli attack on Hamas on Qatari territory, in Doha, Qatar, September 15, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
US, China reach framework deal on TikTok; Trump and Xi to speak on Friday
MADRID/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Chinese officials said on Monday they have reached a framework agreement to switch short-video app TikTok to U.S.-controlled ownership that will be confirmed in ...
Sep 15, 2025 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media following a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national security issues, in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Chicago area residents mourn immigrant fatally shot by ICE agent during arrest attempt
FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois (Reuters) - Rudy Repa, a 27-year-old resident of Franklin Park, Illinois, placed a single marigold at a makeshift memorial near the spot where a U.S. Immigration and Customs En...
Sep 15, 2025 Mourners gather during a protest and candlelight vigil, a day after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot 38-year-old Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez during a traffic stop which officials said he resisted, days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence and stepped-up immigration enforcement actions by the Department of Homeland Security, in Franklin, Illinois, U.S., September 13, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Peoria's Lakeview Library closed due to water main break
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Library's Lakeview Branch will be closed on Monday, September 15 due to a water main break. The Library's other four branches will be open: The Main Library at 107 NE Monr...
Sep 15, 2025 MWC-Logo Credit - Peoria Public Library
Hollywood celebrates 'The Pitt' and 'The Studio' at TV's Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Emergency room saga "The Pitt" was toasted as the year's best television drama, and show-business satire "The Studio" was crowned best comedy, as Hollywood stars handed out tro...
Sep 15, 2025 Producer R. Scott Gemmill accepts the Outstanding Drama Series award for "The Pitt" at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
GasBuddy: Peoria prices still dropping as we transition to winter gas supply
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped almost two cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.33 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 gas stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria a...
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