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US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting the labor market continued to chug along, though risks are...
May 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File photo
Pekin man indicted for attempted enticement of a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly trying to entice a minor for sex. 41-year-old Mark Peterson is named in a 22-page criminal complaint filed in federal court on April 25...
May 08, 2025 (United States Dept. of Justice)
Catholic cardinals signal with black smoke there is no new pope yet
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that the cardinals locked in a conclave have not yet chosen a new pope to guide the Roman Cat...
May 08, 2025 Black smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating no decision has been made to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Illinois regains access to $77M in federal education funds following judge's order
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary order Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from cutting off states' access to hundreds of millions of doll...
May 08, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured in a file photo. He was part of a lawsuit securing a temporary injunction to stop the Trump administration from cutting off more than $77 million in education funds to the state. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Illinois stop on immigration laws called 'publicity stunt'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Two hours in the state capital was enough for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to criticize Illinois' immigration laws and its gov...
May 07, 2025 DHS Secretary Kristi Noem speaks in front of a house in the neighborhood where progressive activist Emma Shafer was murdered in 2023. Noem holds a binder full of pictures of people she said are “still at large” after engaging in criminal activity in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Former Councilman Grayeb honored at final Peoria City Council meeting
PEORIA, Ill. - Tuesday night saw the conclusion of a nearly quarter century of service on the Peoria City Council. It was the final meeting for now-former 2nd District Councilman Chuck Grayeb. Grayeb ...
May 07, 2025 Former Peoria Councilman Chuck Grayeb (right) receives a plaque at his final meeting in office on May 6th, 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave...
May 07, 2025 Members of the clergy gather on the day the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presides over the Holy Mass, celebrated for the election of the new pope, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Fed holds rates steady, cites rising risk of higher inflation and unemployment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but said the risks of both higher inflation and unemployment had risen, further clouding the economic outlook as the U...
May 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
UPDATE: Motorcycle rider dies after multi-vehicle crash in Dunlap
UPDATED 3:58 P.M. DUNLAP, Ill. - One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Dunlap Wednesday morning. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the crash occurred in the area of Knoxville and Ce...
May 07, 2025
OSF HealthCare lights up the Murray Baker Bridge for Nurses Week
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF HealthCare is lighting up the Murray Baker Bridge in red, in honor of National Nurses Week, which runs May 6-12. A lighting ceremony was held Tuesday night at East Peoria Riverfront...
May 07, 2025 The Murray Baker Bridge will be lit up in red lights the week of May 6th in honor of National Nurses Week. (Photo from OSF HealthCare Facebook)
