Category Archives: Top Stories
Israel accepts ceasefire plan for Gaza, US says, as Hamas reviews it
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel has agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House said on Thursday, and Hamas said it was reviewing it as a U.S.-backed system for dis...
May 29, 2025 REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Sentence reduced for man convicted for role in fatal Peoria pedestrain crash in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - An appellate court has reduced the prison sentence of a man convicted for his role in a fatal pedestrian crash in Peoria two years ago. The 4th District Appellate Court ruled that the j...
May 29, 2025 courtroom gavel
UPDATE: Trump's tariffs to remain in effect after appeals court grants stay
UPDATED 3:14 P.M. (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated the most sweeping of President Donald Trump's tariffs, a day after a trade court had ruled Trump had exceeded his authority ...
May 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Peoria Warehouse District building approved for alcohol sales
PEORIA, Ill. - A building in Peoria's Warehouse District has been given approval to have alcohol on site. The city council on Tuesday approved a site application for S & A Hospitality, which opera...
May 29, 2025 (25 News)
Gas leak in North Peoria temporarily closes bank
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria bank building is closed after a gas leak Thursday morning. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the area of Knoxville and Inverness just after 9:15 A.M. on reports of a natura...
May 29, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker threatens to veto any budget containing 'broad-based' tax increase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are in the final hours of budget n...
May 29, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Pritzker pledged to veto any budget with “broad-based” tax increases. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Senate passes bill requiring Illinois libraries to supply opioid overdose medication
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Legislation that would require Illinois public libraries to have life-saving medications on hand for people experiencing opioid overdoses and provide staff traini...
May 29, 2025 If signed into law, a bill that passed the Illinois Senate unanimously would require that all Illinois public libraries have medication on hand to combat an opioid overdose, and trained staff to administer it. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Ismael M. Belkoura)
US weekly jobless claims rise more than expected as labor market eases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, while the jobless rate appeared to have picked up in May as labo...
May 29, 2025 Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Logan Dunne's family sues Methodist Medical Center for "wrongful death"
PEORIA, Ill. - The family of Logan Dunne, who went missing in June of 2023 and was found dead later that year, is suing a hospital he was admitted to days before his disappearance for his death. 25 Ne...
May 29, 2025 (25 News)
Elon Musk leaving Trump administration, capping turbulent tenure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading a tumultuous efficiency drive, during which he upended several federal agencies but ultimately f...
May 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo
