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UPDATE: Republican Mitch McConnell will retire from Senate after 2026 election
UPDATED 12:58 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, who acquired the moniker "Grim Reaper" as the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, said on Thursday he will...
Feb 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) meets with reporters following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
PPD offers safety tips for pedestrians and drivers
PEORIA, Ill. - After several fatal crashes involving pedestrians, the Peoria Police Department is offering tips to keep you safe while crossing the roads. PPD says pedestrian safety involves following...
Feb 20, 2025 PinkBadger / Depositphotos.com
US envoy meets Zelenskiy after Trump slams Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for the conflict in Ukraine met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Thursday but there was no immediate word on whether their talks had helped ...
Feb 20, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Woman's vehicle crashes into West Peoria business
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County deputies shut down part of Farmington Road Wednesday evening after a car crashed into a building. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says just before 6:45 p.m., a fe...
Feb 20, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
US weekly jobless claims rise slightly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the labor market remained on solid ground. Initial clai...
Feb 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Resident and firefighter injured in Peoria garage fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to N. Timber Circle early Wednesday afternoon for a garage fire. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun says when they arrived just before 12:20 p.m., crews s...
Feb 20, 2025 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Federal workers were fired 'for performance.' Their records say otherwise
(Reuters) - Federal workers fired for alleged poor performance as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's remaking of the federal government received excellent performance reviews before they were fired...
Feb 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Labor union activists rally in support of federal workers during a protest on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Craig Hudson/File Photo
US appeals court rejects Trump's emergency bid to curtail birthright citizenship
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday let stand an order blocking President Donald Trump from curtailing automatic birthright citizenship nationwide as part of the Republican's hardline crackd...
Feb 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump signs a document in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Early voting gets underway in Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- Early voting for the 2025 Consolidated Election kicks off Thursday in Tazewell County. According to County Clerk John Ackerman, residents can either send in a vote-by-mail bal...
Feb 20, 2025 (Tazewell County)
Trump says he's considering returning 20% of DOGE savings to Americans
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration is considering returning 20% of savings identified by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative to ...
Feb 20, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
