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State urges people to take precautions this week during heat wave
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning residents to be careful during hot temperatures this week. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for central Illinois until Thu...
TJ Carson Aug 22, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
New Biden student loan plan cuts payments for millions, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday said it was overhauling student loan repayment plans, seeking to make payments more affordable by reducing the amount owed each month and cur...
TJ Carson Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (not pictured) during the trilateral summit at Camp David near Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
US existing home sales drop, but prices up from a year earlier
(Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales dropped to a six month-low in July as home owners who are locked into cheap mortgages refrained from selling their properties with the cost of new mortgages for an...
TJ Carson Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A "sold" sign is seen outside of a recently purchased home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
When is the first Republican primary debate? Who will be there?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Several top Republican presidential contenders on Wednesday will take part in the first debate of the 2024 primary election cycle. Here are some facts about the showdown: WHEN AN...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks next to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds during a "Fair-Side Chat" hosted by the governor at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Storm Hilary moves north after drenching Southern California, Southwest
CATHEDRAL CITY, California (Reuters) - Storm Hilary flooded streets, downed power lines and triggered mudslides across Southern California on Monday after unleashing record-breaking downpours overnigh...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2023 Ronald Mendiola returns his home through a flooded street after Tropical Storm Hilary passed Cathedral City, California, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday over Georgia indictment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump plans to surrender on Thursday in Atlanta in connection with his indictment in Georgia on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss ...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he holds a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario/File Photo
In Maui, Biden vows to respect Hawaii traditions in wildfire rebuilding
LAHAINA, Hawaii (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to stand by the people of Maui for "as long as it takes" as they rebuild after wildfires that killed more than 114 people on the Haw...
Will Stevenson Aug 21, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden accompanied by Hawaii Governor Josh Green and Jaime Green, First Lady of Hawaii, visit the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
UPDATE: Peoria auto dealers vote to discontinue the Central Illinois Auto Show. Here's why
UPDATED 7:36 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - They said back in February they had a plan to bring it back over the next two years. But, in the end, the members of the Peoria Metro New Car Dealers Association have ...
Will Stevenson Aug 21, 2023 (Central Illinois Auto Show Facebook Page)
West Nile virus found for the first time this year in Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - For the first time this year, the West Nile virus has been found in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County Health Department says in a statement released Monday that the virus wa...
TJ Carson Aug 21, 2023 Tim Sheerman-Chase / CC
Subway nears $9.6 billion sale to Arby's owner Roark - WSJ
(Reuters) - Roark Capital, which owns restaurants Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings, is nearing a deal to buy sandwich chain Subway for about $9.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. A de...
Will Stevenson Aug 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Subway restaurant logo is seen on a napkin in this illustration photo August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo