Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Peoria International Airport tops 80,000 passengers for the first time ever in July
UPDATED 3:40 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The gates at Peoria International Airport have never been busier. The airport announced on Thursday that 80,836 passengers went through PIA in July, a 26% percent incr...
Aug 28, 2025 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
Fed Governor Cook sues Trump after he attempted to fire her
(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming U.S. President Donald Trump has no power to remove her from office, setting up a legal battle that could reset long-e...
Aug 28, 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
US weekly jobless claims fall amid low layoffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, but tepid hiring could raise the unemployment rate to 4.3% in August. Initial claims for stat...
Aug 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A "now hiring" sign is displayed outside Taylor Party and Equipment Rentals in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
New Annex building going up in Tazewell County
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - The future of the Tazewell County Courthouse got underway with a groundbreaking on Wednesday. And, after more than 100 years, the facility is growing. The Justice Center Annex,...
Aug 28, 2025 Renderings for the Tazewell County Justice Center Annex Building (25 News)
Shooter kills two Minneapolis schoolchildren in church, injures 17
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -Two children were killed and 17 other people were wounded on Wednesday at a Minneapolis Catholic school when a shooter dressed in black opened fire on students attending Mass on...
Aug 28, 2025 Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ben Brewer
In Chicago, locals prepare for Trump's possible deployment of National Guard
CHICAGO (Reuters) -When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to flood Chicago with National Guard troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier this month, Illinois Governor J.B. Pri...
Aug 28, 2025 Pedestrians walk by Alexander Calder’s Flamingo statue at the Federal Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 26, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago. REUTERS/ Jim Vondruska
US CDC chief fired after weeks in role, challenges ouster as four top officials resign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has been fired, the White House said on Wednesday, less than a month after being sworn in, and four senior ...
Aug 28, 2025 The exterior of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) main campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
Powerball jackpot grows to $950 million
URBANDALE, Ia. - The Powerball jackpot has grown to $950 million - the game's sixth-largest prize in its history - after no one matched all the numbers in Wednesday night's drawing. The winning number...
Aug 28, 2025 (Powerball)
Peoria International Airport receives federal funding for improvements
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria International Airport is receiving some help from the federal government. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced Wednesday that PIA will get more than $7.6 milli...
Aug 27, 2025 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
Hundreds of police departments use camera company accused of breaking state law
Article Summary Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias alleged that Flock Safety, a police tech company, illegally shared data with federal border enforcement. This escalates an ongoing conflict between...
Aug 27, 2025 Flashing lights are pictured on an Illinois State Police car. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
