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NASA launches four astronauts on world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon ...
Apr 02, 2026 NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
Trump tells wary public in prime-time address that Iran war goals nearly accomplished
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Gram Slattery and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told the nation in a televised speech on Wednesday night that the U.S. military had nea...
Apr 01, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS
US Congress to pass bills to fully fund Homeland Security, Republican leaders say
By Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday said they will take a two-pronged approach to ending the legislative deadlo...
Apr 01, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol at Washington Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Republicans, Pritzker point fingers over cause of rising property taxes
Article Summary Republicans are blaming Democratic policies, such as unfunded mandates on local governments and school districts, for raising property taxes while failing to provide other financial as...
Apr 01, 2026 Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, debates a bill in the Illinois House on May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a highstakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States' ...
Apr 01, 2026 NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, with the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, sits on Pad 39B ahead of the launch of the Artemis II mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Peoria woman discusses experience in finding skeleton during mushroom hunting with kids
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman is recalling the grim discovery she and her kids made on Tuesday in Peoria while hunting for mushrooms. Christall Ropp and her six kids were in a wooded area near Crest Dr. and ...
Apr 01, 2026 Unidentified skeletal remains were found in SW Peoria Tuesday afternoon in the area of S. Crest Drive and W. Hill Street. (25 News)
US Congress to pass bills to fully fund Homeland Security, Republican leaders say
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday said they will take a two-pronged approach to ending the legislative deadlock over Department of Homeland Security ...
Apr 01, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo
Pair of teenaged boys arrested after alleged Peoria armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenaged boys were arrested after an alleged armed robbery Monday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Police says officers contacted two male victims at around 2:30 P.M. in the area of Arms...
Apr 01, 2026
Shadid celebrates first year as president at Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - It's been exactly 365 days since James Shadid announced he was taking over as president at Bradley University. He tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan" his first year on campus has gone really fa...
Apr 01, 2026 (Bradley University)
State Police vehicle fleet will take 18 years to replace as costs rise, ISP director says
Article Summary More than 1,000 Illinois State Police vehicles have passed the threshold for replacement, but current funding levels mean it will take 18 years to replace them all, Director Brenden Ke...
Apr 01, 2026 An Illinois State Police car is pictured outside the Illinois Capitol in Springfield during an event in 2022. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
