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Russia's Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise one-day ceasefire in Ukraine for Easter on Saturday, but Kyiv said attacks continued, Putin couldn't be trusted and Moscow should inste...
Apr 19, 2025 Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS
Grocery tax on Peoria City Council agenda
PEORIA, Ill. - The future of a one-percent grocery tax in the city of Peoria is on the Peoria City Council's agenda Tuesday. The state's version of the tax expires January first. The Council will deci...
Apr 19, 2025 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy)
Rivermen eliminated from SPHL playoffs
EVANSVILLE, IN - There will not be a repeat for the defending SPHL President's Cup champion Peoria Rivermen. The Rivermen were eliminated from this year's playoffs after a 3-1 loss at Evansville Frida...
Apr 19, 2025 (Peoria Rivermen)
U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halts deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court early on Saturday paused President Donald Trump's administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody after their lawyers said they were at imminent ...
Apr 19, 2025 ICE Bluebonnet Detention Facility, Anson, Texas. Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Handout via REUTERS
Social Security rescinding its plan to end phone-based filing called a win for Illinois seniors
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois chapter of AARP played a role in the Trump administration reversing itself and allowing Social Security beneficiaries to have the option of filing fo...
Apr 19, 2025 Candace Trees, a 71-year-old retiree from Springfield, speaks about the challenges of applying for Social Security benefits Thursday, April 10, at the Illinois state capitol. Trees described the current process as “frustrating.” Photo via April 10 Facebook live stream, AARP Illinois.
Washington woman waiting for kidney transplant
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A mother from Washington is among almost 4,000 people in Illinois waiting to receive a kidney transplant. April is National Donate Life Month, a time in which Amy Ahten and all the ...
Apr 19, 2025 25 News
Peoria man sentenced to prison after enticing a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the next decade in a federal prison after he reportedly attempted to entice a minor. 36-year-old Paul Graf was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment on Thursda...
Apr 18, 2025 courtroom gavel
Rivermen coach named best in SPHL
PEORIA, Ill. - The leader of the Peoria Rivermen is the best in the Southern Professional Hockey League. The SPHL announced Friday that Jean-Guy Trudel has been named the league's Coach of the Year fo...
Apr 18, 2025 (Peoria Rivermen)
Pope Francis, still recovering, skips Rome's annual Good Friday procession
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession on Friday at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for the third year ...
Apr 18, 2025 Members of the clergy stand outside the Colosseum on the day of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession during Good Friday celebrations, in Rome, Italy, April 18, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Public access to Peoria County's Landfill 2 to end this weekend
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Saturday is the last day that Peoria County's Landfill Two will be open to the public. The county says that's the last day for its Free Load Program for private household waste, ...
Apr 18, 2025 (Gflenv.com)
