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US Supreme Court allows DOGE broad access to Social Security data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Department of Government Efficiency, a key player in President Donald Trump's drive to slash the federal workforce, broad access to...
Jun 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen the morning before justices are expected to issue opinions in pending cases, in Washington, U.S., June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Trump ices out Musk in tax-cut bill feud: 'Not even thinking of him'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is not interested in talking with Elon Musk, a White House official said on Friday, signaling the president and his former ally might not resolve thei...
Jun 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Illinois' $55.2B budget 'incomplete,' Civic Federation president says
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois' latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst. State lawmakers sent Gov. JB Pritzker a...
Jun 06, 2025 The Illinois Capitol Building is pictured on the final night of the 2025 spring session on May 31, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Mistakenly deported man Abrego Garcia on way to US to face charges, source says
(Reuters) -Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported from Maryland to El Salvador by the Trump administration, is on his way back to the U.S. to face criminal charges, a person familiar with t...
Jun 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant who lived in the U.S. legally with a work permit and was erroneously deported to El Salvador, is seen wearing a Chicago Bulls hat, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025. Abrego Garcia Family/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Peoria Police looking for hijacking suspect
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for the suspect in an armed vehicle hijacking Thursday night. Police responded to the area of Braves and McReynolds Courts just before 10:45 P.M. The adult mal...
Jun 06, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bradley University ready to host this year's Moss Avenue Sale on Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Road construction is requiring a change of venue for Peoria's Moss Avenue Sale this weekend. Sale Coordinator Jan Krause says they were thrilled when Bradley University offered to host ...
Jun 06, 2025 Due to construction on Moss Avenue, Bradley University will host the annual Moss Avenue Antique Sale on Saturday. (25 News)
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him dismantle Education Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to permit it to proceed with dismantling the Department of Education, a move that would leave school policy i...
Jun 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Slow US job growth anticipated in May; unemployment rate seen steady
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed in May amid headwinds from tariff uncertainty, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, potentially giving the Federal Reserve cover to delay resu...
Jun 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People wait in a line outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud/ File Photo
Park District prepares for Juneteenth events in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria will have multiple opportunities to celebrate Juneteenth this month. At a news conference on Thursday at the Peoria Freedom and Remembrance Memorial Park, the Peoria Park Distric...
Jun 06, 2025 Peoria Park District Community Connections Supervisor Chanel Hargrave-Murray spoke Thursday about upcoming Juneteenth events in Peoria.
(25 News)
UPDATE: Feuding Trump and Musk are now not expected to speak on Friday
Updated: 7:06 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and his one-time close ally billionaire Elon Musk were now not expected to talk on Friday, despite efforts by White House aides to ...
Jun 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
