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Man convicted of fatal 2023 hit-and-run South Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been found guilty for the death of a 28-year-old man two years ago in a South Peoria hit-and-run accident. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 41-year-old John Ti...
Jul 10, 2025 John Timothy, Jr. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Six Secret Service agents punished over Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Six Secret Service agents on duty during last year's assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally received suspensions ranging from 10 to 42 days, ...
Jul 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump with his bloodied face is assisted by the Secret Service as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Filer Photo
Trial date set for Bartonville man accused of abusing his infant child
PEORIA, Ill. - A Bartonville man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he allegedly abused his infant child. Court documents indicate 24-year-old Gabriel King is charged with Aggravated Battery in th...
Jul 10, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly slip to 7-week low
(Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell to a seven-week low last week, suggesting employers may be holding on to workers despite other indicat...
Jul 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A job seeker leaves the job fair for airport related employment at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Contract talks stall between teachers and union at rural Marshall County school district
LACON, Ill. - Contract talks within a Marshall County school district have hit a wall. 25 News reports talks between the Midland District Seven School Board and the Midland Education Association have ...
Jul 10, 2025 (Midland CUSD 7)
Peoria kicks off 10th Great Neighbor Appreciation Week on Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Great Neighbor Appreciation Week is back for a tenth year. On Saturday, neighbors, local organizations and businesses will take part in the City-Wide Cleanup from 9-11 a.m. in ...
Jul 10, 2025 (City of Peoria)
Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law
Article Summary: President Trump's domestic policy bill contains massive cuts in federal Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. One analysis predicts $48 billion in spending reductions in Illinois ...
Jul 10, 2025 A.J. Wilhelmi, CEO of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, testifies before a legislative committee in March about impending cuts in federal Medicaid spending. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Froot Loops maker WK Kellogg agrees to $3.1 billion deal from Italy's Ferrero
(Reuters) -WK Kellogg on Thursday agreed to be bought by the owner of Ferrero Rocher in a deal worth around $3.1 billion, as the cereal maker has been struggling with weakening consumer demand due to ...
Jul 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, owned by Kellogg Company, is seen for sale in a store in Queens, New York City, U.S., February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Judge to weigh blocking Trump on birthright citizenship despite Supreme Court ruling
CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) -A federal judge will consider on Thursday whether to prevent President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his executive order limiting birthright citizenshi...
Jul 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators rally on the day the Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict automatic birthright citizenship, during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Texas officials deflect mounting questions about response to deadly flood
KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash ...
Jul 10, 2025 An image of the Virgin Mary sits next to fallen trees near the Guadalupe River, in Hunt, Texas, U.S. July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
