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Trump to prepare facility at Guantanamo for 30,000 migrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for as ...
Jan 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The United States flag flies inside of Joint Task Force Guantanamo Camp VI at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Man arrested after allegedly being in possession of stolen weapon and fleeing Peoria Police
PEORIA, Ill. - An 18-year-old has been arrested after allegedly discarding a stolen gun and fleeing Peoria Police. Officers were investigating a reported male with a gun in the area of University and ...
Jan 29, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Creve Coeur man dies from injuries after reportedly struck by vehicle
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Creve Coeur man has died from his injuries after being struck by a vehicle in rural Tazewell County. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 43-year-old Adam Harbison was pr...
Jan 29, 2025
Former US Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes including gold bars in exchange for favors for Egypt an...
Jan 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) exits Federal Court following his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., July 16, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Pekin amends language in public camping ban ordinance to define "sleeping"
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin has made some additions to its public camping ban ordinance. The original ordinance approved in July just banned camping, but on Monday night the city council approved ...
Jan 29, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump administration rescinds funding freeze ahead of court hearing
(Reuters) -The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded a sweeping directive to pause federal loans, grants and other financial assistance, a White House official said, just shortly before it was s...
Jan 29, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One before arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Trump health pick Kennedy under attack for vaccine views in contentious Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, came under attack for his anti-vaccine views at a contentious Senate confirmation hearing...
Jan 29, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
McClain lawyer calls star witnesses liars as trial nears conclusion
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Jurors hearing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's trial are finally scheduled to begin deliberations Wednesday afternoon more than three months after tes...
Jan 29, 2025 Longtime Statehouse lobbyist Mike McClain and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are pictured leaving the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in 2023 and 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Trump attorney general nominee Pam Bondi clears Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, paving the way for the full Senate to vote ...
Jan 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Pam Bondi, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
White House offers 2 million federal employees financial incentives to quit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Tuesday it is offering financial incentives to 2 million civilian full-time federal workers to quit as part of plans to drastically shrink the si...
Jan 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secret Service Police stand guard outside the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis/File Photo
