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State Board of Education seeks $11.4 billion for PreK-12 spending
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve a budget request for the upcoming fiscal year of nearly $11.4 billion, a 4.6% increase over this year's budget, despite p...
Jan 15, 2025 Members of the Illinois State Board of Education are pictured at the board’s December meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Pair arrested in Morton, in connection to death of 13-month-old child
PEORIA Ill. - Two people have been arrested in connection to the death of a 13-month-old child. According to Peoria Police -- on Thursday, December 19th, just before 3:00pm, officers were dispatched t...
Jan 15, 2025
TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -TikTok plans to shut its app for U.S. users on Sunday, when a federal ban on the social media app used by 170 million Americans is set to take effect, barring a last-min...
Jan 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. head office in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Illinois bill could raise age for mandatory license renewal driving test for seniors
CHICAGO - Older drivers in Illinois could face fewer barriers to renew their driver's licenses next year as part of a bill that would raise the age for the state-mandated annual driver's test from 79 ...
Jan 15, 2025 TonightA chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 23 by 5am. Wind chill values between 4 and 12. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
ThursdayPartly sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
FridayMostly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday NightA chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
SaturdayPartly sunny, with a high near 29. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Biden nods to Trump team in Israel-Hamas ceasefire announcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire-and-hostage deal that will end fighting in Gaza, and added it was reached by working al...
Jan 15, 2025 U.S. President Joe Biden, flanked by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaks after negotiators reached a phased deal for a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, during remarks at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Man sentenced after November guilty plea for numerous sexual assaults over past decade
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend decades in prison for multiple criminal sexual assault crimes. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 41-year-old Demarquis Turner was sentenced Wednesday to ...
Jan 15, 2025 courtroom gavel
Trump nominee Pam Bondi vows to uphold Justice Dept independence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, vowed on Wednesday not to use the U.S. Justice Department to target people based on their politics, seeking to allay conce...
Jan 15, 2025 Pam Bondi, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, reacts on the day of a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
While deficit looms in next year's budget, current-year revenues remain on track
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -Revenue returns remain on track halfway through Illinois' budget year, though it's next year that is causing concern in the Capitol. The Governor's Office of...
Jan 15, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from reporters on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Illinois Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
PPD arrests wanted man on multiple gun charges
PEORIA, Ill. - While conducting a traffic stop early Wednesday morning, Peoria Police arrested a man who had a valid warrant out for his arrest. Just before 12:30 a.m., PPD pulled the vehicle over in ...
Jan 15, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Trump State Dept nominee Rubio promises US-focused foreign policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio promised a robust foreign policy focused on American interests at his nomination hearing on Wednesday for secretary of state under President-...
Jan 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) react during a campaign event at Dorton Arena, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
