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Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas handed over the bodies on Thursday of Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their October 7, 2023 attac...
Feb 20, 2025 A man rides past a banner with pictures of hostages, on the day the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages, Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas are handed over under the terms of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Moss Avenue residents learn about drainage and reconstruction project
PEORIA, Ill. - A major construction project is set to take place on Moss Avenue in Peoria. Peoria Public Works held an informational meeting with a Q&A Wednesday night to talk about the project, a...
Feb 19, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria-area legislators react to Governor's State of the State address
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria area legislators are reacting to Governor J.B. Pritzker's "State of the State" address Wednesday afternoon. Peoria Democratic State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth says there i...
Feb 19, 2025 (State of Illinois)
Pope Francis, battling pneumonia, shows 'slight improvement', Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital, is in a stable condition and has shown "slight improvement" in results from recent blood tests, the Vatican said on Wednesd...
Feb 19, 2025 A faithful reacts next to the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted to continue treatment for his ongoing respiratory tract infection, in Rome, Italy, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
UPDATE: Pritzker calls $55.2B budget 'responsible and balanced' - but warns Trump policies could upend it
UPDATED 6:42 P.M. SPRINGFIELD - An improved revenue forecast is helping ease pressure on state finances as Gov. JB Pritzker calls for tightened spending to balance the budget without tax increases on ...
Feb 19, 2025 Governor JB Pritzker delivers his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/pool)
Three juveniles arrested in Peoria for allegedly robbing vape store
PEORIA Ill. - Three juveniles were arrested early Wednesday morning in Peoria, for allegedly robbing a vape shop. According to Peoria Police, at around 3:15am, officers were called to the "Royal Vapes...
Feb 19, 2025
Fire on W. Columbia Terrace causes $30K damage
PEORIA, Ill. - Around 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, the Peoria Fire Department responded to a house fire on W. Columbia Terrace. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun says crews found light smoke coming from a sec...
Feb 19, 2025 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Man pleads guilty to filming women at Peoria hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - A former neurosurgery resident in Peoria has pleaded guilty to reportedly filming female employees in a bathroom. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 30-year-old Henry Chan...
Feb 19, 2025 courtroom gavel
State official: renewable investments 'best thing' to lower energy costs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With an increasing number of officials warning Illinois might struggle to meet its renewable energy goals, regulators and lawmakers met Tuesday to discuss h...
Feb 19, 2025 Illinois Power Agency director Brian Granahan speaks to lawmakers at a Capitol hearing. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Delta CEO says flight crew on Toronto plane that crashed was experienced
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said on Wednesday the flight crew on board the regional jet that flipped upside down upon landing in Toronto earlier this week was experienced. The crew on D...
Feb 19, 2025 The wreckage of a Delta Air Lines operated CRJ900 aircraft lies on the runway following a crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Cole Burston
