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PPS board to revisit tuition waiver proposal
PEORIA, Ill.- A plan to offer free tuition to some Peoria Public Schools students will be revisited by the school board Monday. The proposal is to offer free tuition to students of PPS employees who l...
May 11, 2025 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Traffic delays expected at major Peoria intersection
PEORIA, Ill. - Big changes are coming for the intersection of University Street and Pioneer Parkway in Peoria. To make way for those changes, University Street will close to thru traffic in both direc...
May 11, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Pope Leo XIV appeals for 'no more war' in first Sunday message
By Joshua McElwee, Philip Pullella and Keith Weir VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter's Squar...
May 11, 2025 Pope Leo XIV leads a Regina Caeli prayer from the central balcony (Loggia delle Benedizioni) of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 11, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Round five of old McClugage demolition set for Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - Another round of demolition of the old McClugage Bridge span is scheduled for this week. The Illinois Department of Transportation says, weather permitting, the next demolition event wi...
May 11, 2025 Illinois Department of Transportation photo
District 150 students learn about other cultures
PEORIA, Ill - Peoria Public Schools highlighted diversity by inviting teachers to share their cultures with students. District 150's second annual Multicultural Fair took place Saturday from the terra...
May 11, 2025 Photo: 25 News
More Than Pink Walk raises money for breast cancer research
PEORIA, Ill. - The Susan G. Komen Foundation hosted its 40th More Than Pink Walk Saturday at the Metro Centre. The event is the main fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Susan G. Komen of Peo...
May 11, 2025 Photo: 25 News
White Sox or Cubs? Pope's Chicago baseball allegiance debated
CHICAGO (Reuters) - One question consuming Chicago baseball fans: What team does Pope Leo support? The Windy City is notoriously split between White Sox and Cubs supporters, a rivalry between the Sout...
May 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Apr 12, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Baseballs are seen in a basket during batting practice prior to a Chicago White Sox game at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images/File Photo
India and Pakistan agree to an immediate ceasefire
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire" after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against...
May 10, 2025 People stand next to a damaged vehicle in a neighbourhood, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Pope Leo tells cardinals they must continue "precious legacy" of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Leo XIV signaled on Saturday he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a "precious legac...
May 10, 2025 Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, May 9, 2025. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
Farmington home heavily damaged by fire
FARMINGTON, Ill. - One firefighter suffered what was described as a "very minor" injury battling a house fire in Farmington. Firefighters were called to the 300 block of North East Street around 3:50 ...
May 10, 2025 Photo: Farmington Community Fire Protection District/Facebook
