Category Archives: Top Stories
Wall Street ends sharply lower as recession fears loom
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks plunged on Monday as relentless tariff wrangling and mounting anxieties from a possible federal government shutdown gave rise to fears that the U.S. economy could be ca...
Mar 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 24, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Pope Francis no longer faces immediate danger, responding to treatment, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis is no longer in immediate danger of death and is responding well to treatment in hospital, the Vatican said on Monday, in a sign of progress as the 88-year-old pon...
Mar 10, 2025 General view of the statue of late Pope John Paul II and Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for ongoing pneumonia treatment, in Rome, Italy, March 10, 2025.
Tremont apartment fire injures one person
TREMONT, Ill. - One person was injured after a fire at a Tremont apartment building Monday afternoon. 25 News reports the fire occurred at the building in the area of Pearl and Harris Streets. A man w...
Mar 10, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Former mayoral candidate endorses current Peoria mayor
PEORIA, Ill. - A former challenger for Peoria's top job is endorsing its current holder, with the consolidated election just weeks away. 2nd District Councilman Chuck Grayeb endorsed Mayor Rita Ali on...
Mar 10, 2025 Peoria Mayor Rita Ali speaks after receiving the endorsement of 2nd District Councilman Chuck Grayeb in the 2025 mayoral race. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Zelenskiy in Saudi Arabia as US voices hope for Ukraine peace talks
JEDDAH (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was in Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a day before talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials that Washington hopes wi...
Mar 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 12, 2024. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Bradley Braves fall short in Arch Madness championship game
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Bradley Braves will now have to wait until Sunday night to learn their postseason fate. The second-seeded Braves fell to top-seeded Drake, 63-48, in the championship game of Arch ...
Mar 10, 2025 (Bradley University Athletics)
Republican bills aim to assist Illinois in its battle against fentanyl
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- Illinois Republican senators have filed bills that would combat the state's fentanyl crisis and further punish major possessors of the drug. One bill would...
Mar 10, 2025 Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, talks about her fentanyl-related legislation at a news
conference in the Capitol on Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Israel's halt to food and aid deliveries worsens Gaza conditions
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel's suspension of goods entering Gaza is taking a toll on the Palestinian enclave, with some bakeries closing and food prices rising, while a cut in the electricity supply could ...
Mar 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Congressional Republicans seek to unite around bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress looked set to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial shutdown beginning on Saturday, as Washington is rock...
Mar 10, 2025 A general view of the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices almost unchanged, as national prices reach low not seen since 2021
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have fallen less than a penny a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.25 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's price...
Mar 10, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
