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Man arrested, accused of damaging Governor's Chicago home
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois State Police say a man is in custody for allegedly causing damage to Governor JB Pritzker's Chicago home. FOX Chicago reports it happened prior to 10 a.m. Monday. A man was se...
Will Stevenson Oct 10, 2023 (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Journal Star to switch to postal delivery in a month
PEORIA, Ill. - The "newspaper of record" in Peoria is changing how it delivers the news. The Peoria Journal Star says starting November 13th, the newspaper will be delivered by the Post Office, and no...
Will Stevenson Oct 10, 2023 (25 News)
Gathering in Peoria aims to show support for Jewish community locally and beyond
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Jewish Federation of Peoria says the weekend attacks in Gaza left her "horrified." "People were dragged from their homes and murdered in cold blood, and taken back as ho...
TJ Carson Oct 10, 2023 joshuapiano / CC
UPDATE: 'An act of sheer evil': Biden pledges support for Israel, American Jews in speech
UPDATED 2:15 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced Hamas, calling the surprise attack on Israel launched by the Palestinian militant group "an act of sheer evil," and str...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden lholds a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 78th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Biden interviewed by special counsel in classified documents case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden was interviewed as part of an investigation into his handling of classified documents by Special Counsel Robert Hur, the White House counsel's office said on...
TJ Carson Oct 10, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2023.?REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Former Circuit Judge Joe McGraw to run for 17th District seat
ROCKFORD, Ill. - Recently retired Circuit Court Judge Joe McGraw is announcing his candidacy for Illinois' 17th Congressional District as a Republican candidate. Republican Ray Estrada, a Galesburg bu...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2023 (Former Circuit Judge Joseph McGraw--Facebook)
UPDATE: Two US House Republicans expected to make pitch for speaker's gavel
UPDATED 12:45 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans expect to hear pitches from at least two colleagues on Tuesday vying for the powerful role of speaker, under mountin...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), who is vying for the position of Speaker of the House, speaks to members of the media as he leaves a House Republican Conference meeting as Republicans work towards electing a new Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Victims of Woodford Co. crash over the weekend identified
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - Two people killed in a crash in Woodford County over the weekend on Interstate 74 have been identified, one of them was an employee of 25 News. Woodford County Corone...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2023 Midwest Communications
No Powerball winner Monday night, jackpot soars higher
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Powerball jackpot climbs even higher after no one matched all six numbers Monday night. The winning numbers were 16, 34, 46, 55, 67 and the Powerball 14. The jackpot for Wednes...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2023 (Powerball)
UPDATE: Israel pulverizes Gaza after Hamas attack as it collects its dead
UPDATED 3:12 P.M. JERUSALEM/GAZA/KFER AZA (Reuters) -Israeli air strikes hammered Gaza on Tuesday, razing entire districts and filling morgues with dead Palestinians as Israel took revenge for the Ham...
Julia Bradley Oct 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo