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White House freezes funds for Democratic states in shutdown slap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday froze $26 billion for Democratic-leaning states, following through on a threat to use the government shutdown to target ...
Oct 02, 2025 The U.S. Capitol dome is reflected in the Library of Congress glass door, with the sign reading "Entrance closed" in the foreground, on the first day of a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Arrest made in connection to early Sunday morning shooting in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A 29-year-old has been arrested in connection to a shooting in downtown Peoria early Sunday morning. Peoria Police says Adrian Morris was identified as a suspect and took him into custo...
Oct 01, 2025
Arrests made after fire at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people were arrested after a fire at a Peoria apartment complex Tuesday night. Peoria Police says they and fire crews responded to the Lexington Hills Apartments for an apartment fi...
Oct 01, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Teenager convicted of murder in fatal South Peoria shooting in June
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the three defendants in a fatal shooting case in South Peoria in June has been found guilty of murder. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 17-year-old Lamar Cagle wa...
Oct 01, 2025 courtroom gavel
E-sports, technology, and gaming festival announced for Peoria's Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - Gamers of the world will converge on Peoria next year. City and state leaders announced the "Future Play in Peoria" festival next year, scheduled for September 18-20 at the Peoria Civic...
Oct 01, 2025 Discover Peoria President and CEO J.D. Dalfonso speaks at a press conference to announced the "Future Play in Peoria" festival. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Wildlife advocate, primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
(Reuters) -Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the institute...
Oct 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: English Dr. Jane Goodall, chimpanzee researcher and naturalist, observes through glass some of Taronga Zoo's 25 member chimpanzee colony in Sydney, August 31. Goodall, who has spent most of her life studying chimpanzees in Africa is in Australia to raise awareness that chimpanzee numbers in the wild have plummeted 75 percent in 10 years leaving only 250,000 in their homelands of Central and West Africa. AUSTRALIA/File Photo
Middle school students explore careers with hands-on experiences at Peoria Career Spark
PEORIA, Ill. - Eighth grade students across central Illinois are getting a feel for a wide variety of careers this week. More than 60 schools and 4,000 students are participating in the 9th annual Car...
Oct 01, 2025 Students from Farmington Central simulate pulling a newborn calf out from its mother, as part of a veterinarian hands-on experience at the Peoria Career Spark expo at the Civic Center. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Sorensen says GOP responsible for government shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 17th District Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) says he's in Washington, D.C. for the long haul to end a government shutdown. And that's even if his Republican colleagues do not ...
Oct 01, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Stratton aims to bring Pritzker administration policies to national stage
Article Summary Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton released her economic agenda for the 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. It focuses on mirroring several of the Pritzker administration's achievements in...
Oct 01, 2025 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association’s annual brunch in August 2025 at the Bank of Springfield Center. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
US Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump bid to fire Fed's Cook; leaves her in job for now
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will hear arguments in January over Donald Trump's attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, leaving her in the post for now and teei...
Oct 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's 2025 Jackson Hole economic symposium, "Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity, and Macroeconomic Policy" in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
