Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden defends foreign policy record despite ongoing crises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Outgoing President Joe Biden sought to burnish his foreign policy record on Monday and said U.S. adversaries are weaker than when he took office four years ago despite global cri...
Jan 13, 2025 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the State Department in Washington, U.S. January 13, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Final draft of Gaza truce deal presented to sides after 'breakthrough', official says
DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a midnight "breakthrough" in talks ...
Jan 13, 2025 Buildings lie in ruin in North Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, January 13, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Peoria County kicks off yearlong bicentennial celebration
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County leaders are starting the new year by marking a significant anniversary, with celebrations planned throughout the year. Monday marks the 200th anniversary of the formation ...
Jan 13, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pedestrain injured in hit-and-run accident Monday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was treated at a local hospital with serious injuries after a hit-and-run accident in South Peoria early Monday morning. Peoria Police says officers found the man lying in the str...
Jan 13, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Biden forgives student loans for 150,000 borrowers, bringing total to 5 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Monday his administration would cancel student loans for more than 150,000 borrowers, targeting those who attended schools that defrauded students, th...
Jan 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden is seen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
US judge allows DOJ to release report on Trump's election subversion case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Justice Department to publicly release a portion of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald T...
Jan 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks after a meeting with Republicans in Congress at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S. January 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Lawmakers ease requirements for those seeking to change their name
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - A measure awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature will help protect transgender people and victims of domestic violence who seek to change their names, according to...
Jan 13, 2025 Olickal: Rep. Kevin Olickal, D-Chicago, speaks to staff on the House floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Public Works moves into residential areas on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Works will begin clearing and treating residential streets on Monday. Street crews have been working to treat and clear Peoria's main arterial streets since Friday. With t...
Jan 13, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Greenland's leader ready to talk to Trump
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said on Friday he was ready to speak with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has said he wants control over the Arctic island, and urged r...
Jan 13, 2025 Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the Chairman of Naalakkersuisut, Mute B. Egede attend a press conference in the Mirror Hall at the Prime Minister's Office, at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Friday, January 10, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices unchanged as oil prices continue to rise
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria are unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.18 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's prices are 1.5 cents ...
Jan 13, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
