Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump to sign order granting some auto tariff relief, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to soften the impact of his automotive tariffs, the White House said. Administration officials said the moves would...
Apr 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Cars to be exported sit at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
US job openings fall in March; layoffs decline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings dropped sharply in March, but a decline in layoffs suggested that the labor market remained on solid footing despite an ever-shifting tariffs policy casting a p...
Apr 29, 2025 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
US Supreme Court fight may shape Trump's ability to fire Fed chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on President Donald Trump's effort to remove two federal labor board members, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will be watching for clues abo...
Apr 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Jerome Powell, his nominee to become chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve moves to the podium at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
IDOT-Nighttime demolition of old eastbound span of McClugage Bridge completed
PEORIA, Ill. - The fourth blast in the demolition of the old eastbound McClugage Bridge happened late Monday night. The demolition was supposed to happen Wednesday, but the event was bumped up due to ...
Apr 29, 2025 After an demolition explosion, the center span of the old eastbound McClugage Bridge fell into the IL River Monday night. (25 News)
UPDATED: Coroner says victims of a fatal crash in Chatham all suffered multiple blunt force injuries
Updated 11:35 a.m. 4/29 CHATHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police are helping investigate a fatal crash in Chatham Monday afternoon. The crash happened around 3:20 p.m. Officers responded to the YNOT Afte...
Apr 29, 2025
Man arrested after allegedly hijacking vehicle during Peoria test drive
PEORIA, Ill. - A test drive in Peoria allegedly turned into a carjacking on Saturday. Peoria Police says officers responded to Autohaus of Peoria on Van Winkle Way just after 1:30 P.M. The male victim...
Apr 28, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Tuition, fees rising at Illinois universities as state funding lags inflation pace
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The cost to attend state universities has been rising, and some institutions have said they'll have to continue pushing the brunt of state budget shortfalls...
Apr 28, 2025 A banner of Abraham Lincoln hangs from a light post at the University of Illinois Springfield. UIS is another school that has seen an increase in tuition and fees. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Bridgette Fox)
Hanna City coffee shop closes doors for good
HANNA CITY, Ill. - The last cup of java has been brewed at one Hanna City business. The owners of the Coffee Can announced this past weekend that it is closing its doors for good after five years in b...
Apr 28, 2025 (O'Brien and Ball Commercial Real Estate RE/MAX)
Washington school asking for information regarding recent vandalism
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A Washington school is seeking the public's help in figuring out who vandalized numerous items from the past weekend. Central School District 51 says a school bus, the softball scor...
Apr 28, 2025 (Central School District 51)
Trump touts immigration crackdown despite concerns about due process
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday touted the early results of his immigration crackdown despite concerns over due process, displaying photos of alleged crimi...
Apr 28, 2025 In his first hundred days in office, Trump has moved to strip legal immigration status from hundreds of thousands of people. On Sunday, the White House plastered across the lawnposters of people described as arrested illegal immigrants. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
