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Four taken into custody after reported robbery in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Four people were taken into custody after a reported armed robbery early Thursday morning in Peoria's East Bluff Peoria Police says officers were dispatched just before 5:00 A.M. in the...
Mar 05, 2026
Peoria man pleads not guilty to charges he allegedly injured infant son
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of seriously injuring his infant son has pleaded not guilty. 25 News reports that 20-year-old Jaravion Nichols entered his plea during an arraignment hearing Thursday morn...
Mar 05, 2026 Jaravion Nichols. (Peoria County Jail)
US weekly jobless claims unchanged; layoffs decline 55% in February
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week while layoffs dropped sharply in February, consistent with stable labo...
Mar 05, 2026 The Go! Go! Curry restaurant has a sign in the window reading "We Are Hiring" in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming...
Mar 05, 2026 A view of the U.S. Capitol building at night in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Gov. Pritzker proposes plan to expand housing in Illinois
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - As part of his affordability plan for Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a plan aimed at expanding affordable housing across the state by reducing buildi...
Mar 05, 2026 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
Lawmakers target hidden fees, predatory sales tactics with electric supply legislation
Article Summary Lawmakers are looking to further regulate alternative retail energy suppliers, tying the rates they can charge for energy to what utilities can charge. Consumer advocates said the reta...
Mar 05, 2026 Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet, D-Chicago, joined consumer advocates to issue a public
warning about alternative electric and gas supplier sales tactics and prices. (Capitol
News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Iran warns US after frigate sunk, Sri Lanka says trying to safeguard lives on second Iranian ship
By Uditha Jayasinghe GALLE, Sri Lanka, March 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said it was trying to "safeguard lives" on a second Iranian ship off its coast on Thursday, a day after 87 people were killed in a ...
Mar 05, 2026 Military personnel stand guard near Galle National Hospital, following a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage
Legendary coach Lou Holtz dies at 89
Famed college football coach Lou Holtz, who won the 1988 national title at Notre Dame, died Wednesday at 89, his family said. Holtz died in Orlando, Fla., while surrounded by family members. He went i...
Mar 04, 2026 Oct 7, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Former North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Lou Holtz is honored along with his 1973 football team during the first half at Carter-Finley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Man arrested in Goodfield on weapons charges after search warrant executed
GOODFIELD, Ill. - One man was arrested on weapons charges after a search warrant was executed Wednesday in Goodfield. Goodfield Police says three people were taken into custody at a house in the area ...
Mar 04, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Israel orders Lebanese to leave swathe of the south 'immediately'
JERUSALEM, March 4 (Reuters) - Israel warned residents to immediately leave a swathe of south Lebanon on Wednesday, ordering them to move north of the Litani River on the third day of full-blown hosti...
Mar 04, 2026 Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
