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Pritzker signs police background check expansion in Sonya Massey's honor
Article Summary Police departments will be required to request detailed background history from past employers, who will be mandated to provide it. The measure signed by Gov. JB Pritzker is in honor o...
Aug 12, 2025 Sonya Massey’s mother, Donna, and daughter, Summer, embrace after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday honoring their mother and requiring stricter police background checks. Sonya Massey was killed by a Sangamon County deputy in July 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Russia tries to make sudden advance in Ukraine before Trump-Putin summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces have made a sudden thrust into eastern Ukraine near the coal mining town of Dobropillia, a move that may be an attempt to increase the pressure on Kyiv to give up land...
Aug 12, 2025 A still image, taken from footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be a Russian soldier raising a flag following the capture of Ukraine's Yablunivka (Yablonovka) settlement in the Donetsk region in the course of Russia-Ukraine military conflict, in this image from video released August 12, 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Disc golfers from around the world are in Central IL this week for the Ledgestone Open
PEORIA, Ill. - The largest disc golf tournament in the world officially gets underway on Thursday, but events surrounding the Ledgestone Open have already begun. Ledgestone CEO Nate Heinold says playe...
Aug 12, 2025 Professional disc golfer James Conrad lines up a putt at Northwood Park during the 2021 Ledgestone Open. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US consumer prices increase moderately in July; data quality concerns rising
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in July, though rising costs for goods because of import tariffs led to a measure of underlying inflation posting its largest gain in si...
Aug 12, 2025 Shoppers try on shoes at a Footlocker store in New York City, U.S., May 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Ford recalls over 103,000 US vehicles over damaged axle bolts, NHTSA says
(Reuters) -Ford is recalling more than 103,000 F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. over axle bolts that may break and result in vehicle rollaways or a loss of drive power, the U.S. National Highway Traffi...
Aug 12, 2025 A Ford F-150 pickup truck is seen on the assembly line at Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Trump takes over DC police in extraordinary move, deploys National Guard in capital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary ass...
Aug 12, 2025 A law enforcement vehicle stands in front of Union Station near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
PPS board delays hiring superintendent search firm
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) -The Peoria Public Schools Board of Education tabled action Monday on hiring a search firm to find the district's next superintendent. PPS staff have recommended the board hire ...
Aug 12, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Man surrenders after standoff with Peoria Police
UPDATE - 4:30 PM PEORIA, Ill. - A man surrendered after a standoff with Peoria Police near N. Woodbine Terrace and W. Forrest Hill Avenue Monday afternoon. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says around 4:5...
Aug 12, 2025 Peoria Police Department
Morton pumpkin farm will close to the public
MORTON, Ill. (25 News) - The Village of Morton is synonymous with pumpkins. But, one pumpkin farm in Morton is closing to the public. 25 News reports Ackerman Family Farms will close its gift shop and...
Aug 11, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Update: Explosions at US Steel plant leaves two dead, 10 injured
Updated 10:53 p.m. (Reuters) -Multiple explosions on Monday at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh killed two people and injured 10 others, according to the company and local authorities. The blasts at...
Aug 11, 2025 U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works plant is seen after an explosion in Clairton, Pennsylvania, U.S. August 11, 2025 in this screengrab obtained from an aerial video. ABC Affiliate WTAE via REUTERS
