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Ameren donating money toward power bill payment assistance
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Ameren is offering help to some customers who need help paying their power bills. Company leaders announced Friday the utility will donate $4 million for bill payment assistan...
Aug 15, 2025 (Ameren Illinois)
Peoria Co. Sheriff: Some young criminals need longer repercussions to avoid re-offending
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Some leaders of Peoria County law enforcement think the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 could use updating to fit the kind of crimes kids are committing today. The Juvenile Court A...
Aug 15, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Local art on display throughout Peoria
PEORIA, Ill - The City of Peoria has unveiled its newest beautification initiative, designed to showcast local art. The Banners and Boxes program highlights the work of 21 local artists and are displa...
Aug 15, 2025 Photo: 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
PAAR: Inventory in the 2nd quarter has rebounded a bit, and home prices are up
PEORIA, Ill. - Inventory is still tight, but there were more homes for sale in the second quarter of the year in Peoria. Chris Hilton, President of the Peoria Area Association of Realtors, says the nu...
Aug 15, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Redistricting fight continues as Texas Governor Abbott calls new special legislative session
(Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Friday, hiking pressure on Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political m...
Aug 15, 2025 The U.S. and Texas state flags flutter on the day of a special session of the Texas House after Democratic lawmakers left the state to deny Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Sergio Flores
Saturday's Powerball jackpot is the largest of 2025
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Powerball jackpot for Saturday night's drawing has grown to an estimated $565 million, the largest prize so far this year. No one matched all the numbers in Wednesday night's Power...
Aug 15, 2025 (Powerball)
Dow hits record high at open on rate-cut optimism, UnitedHealth boost
(Reuters) - The blue-chip Dow opened at a record high on Friday, as UnitedHealth's shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in the health insurer, while expectations of an interest rate...
Aug 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Washington D.C. attorney general sues to stop federal takeover of police department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to take control of the district's police department, i...
Aug 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Police detain a person in the Brightwood neighborhood after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department under the Home Rule Act and the deployment of the National Guard to assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
California Democrats launch redistricting campaign to counter Texas 'power grab'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom led a campaign-style rally on Thursday for a redistricting plan to foil what he called President Donald Trump's bid to rig the next congressiona...
Aug 15, 2025 California Governor Gavin Newsom, along with local congressional representatives, state officials and supporters, speaks as he announces the redrawing of California's congressional maps, calling on voters to approve a ballot measure, in response to a similar move in Texas being supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Texas GOP chairman calls Illinois a winnable 'purple state'
Article Summary Texas Republican Party Chairman Abraham George spoke to Illinois GOP leaders Thursday, ahead of Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair. George says Republicans are underrepresented ...
Aug 14, 2025 Texas GOP Chair Abraham George addresses Illinois Republicans at a party breakfast Thursday in Springfield ahead of the Illinois State Fair. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
