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Pritzker signs $55.1B state budget reliant on $700M of new taxes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois' fiscal year 2026 budget into law Monday, taking shots at President Donald Trump's budget management to defend hard choices...
Jun 16, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget on June 16, outlining $55.1 billion in state spending. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Starmer says US-UK trade deal to be completed 'very soon,' Trump proclamation expected
KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Britain and the United States should finalize "very soon" the implementation of a trade deal agreed last month, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday ahead of a mee...
Jun 16, 2025 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on February 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C., U.S. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Man dies after reportedly being struck by train in Peoria County
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The death of a man reportedly struck by a train in rural Peoria County is under investigation. Sheriff Chris Watkins says the 43-year-old from Bartonville was found dead on the U...
Jun 16, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Caterpillar raises quarterly dividend by 7-percent for shareholders
PEORIA, Ill. - As Caterpillar navigates an uncertain economic environment, the company is raising the quarterly dividend it pays shareholders by 7-percent. Big Yellow announced last week it is boostin...
Jun 16, 2025 (Caterpillar)
Iranian missiles hit Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel warns of tough response
TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iranian missiles struck Israel's Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn on Monday, killing at least eight people and destroying homes, prompting Israel's ...
Jun 16, 2025 A drone photo shows the damage over residential homes and a school at the impact site following a missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Bnei Brak, Israel June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Chen Kalifa
Peorians rally for immigration rights near Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - Chants filled the air Sunday as protesters gathered near Bradley University to oppose the Trump Administration's policy of mass deportations. Peoria No Ban No Wall and River City Rainbo...
Jun 16, 2025 Protesters took to Main and University near the Bradley University campus Sunday in opposition of President Trump's immigration policies.
(25 News)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices down less than a penny, as price hikes are expected nationwide
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped 0.8 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.27 on Monday, GasBuddy says. Prices in Peoria are 2.1 cents a gallon lower than a month ago and 29.7 ...
Jun 16, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
UPDATE: Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker killing visited other legislators' homes, prosecutors say
Updated: 11:57 a.m. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (Reuters) -The suspect in the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband this weekend drove to the homes of three other state politicians before h...
Jun 15, 2025 People visit a memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in honor of Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, after a gunman killed them, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., June 15, 2025. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Peoria murder suspect in custody
PEORIA, Ill. - The second of two suspects in connection with the death of a Peoria tow employee is in custody. Peoria police say Terrance Shaw, 18, was arrested around 5:24 p.m. Saturday without incid...
Jun 15, 2025 Photo: Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Parade highlights Peoria Juneteenth celebration
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria NAACP branch hosted its second annual Ernestine Jackson Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade, one of many Juneteenth celebrations taking place throughout Central Illinois over the n...
Jun 15, 2025 Photo: 25 News
