Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria Zoo mourns passing of two-toed sloth
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Zoo is mourning the loss of its Hoffman's two-toed sloth. The zoo announced Friday the passing of Dustin at 47 years old. In a statement, the zoo says Dustin began to experie...
Dec 22, 2024 (Peoria Zoo)
Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges
BERLIN (Reuters) -A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted ...
Dec 22, 2024 Christmas-market attack site, Magdeburg, December 21, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Mang
Central Illinois music festival announces changes for 2025
PEORIA Ill. - The biggest music festival in Central Illinois is back to a familiar name -- but is moving to a new location. Despite being renamed the Solshine Reverie last year -- Summer Camp is back ...
Dec 21, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD -Rick Hirschmann)
Biden approves $571 million in defense support for Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support for Taiwan, the White House said, while the State Department approved the potential sale t...
Dec 21, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, U.S. December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holi...
Dec 21, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is joined by U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the Army-Navy football game in Landover, Maryland, U.S., December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Regulators OK statewide electric grid upgrades, rate increases
Illinois utilities are set to invest more than a billion dollars into upgrading the state's electric distribution grid, resulting in higher rates for customers around the state. The Illinois Commerce ...
Dec 20, 2024 Illinois Commerce Commission Chair Doug Scott (third from left) reads a 2023 decision rejecting grid plans from Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois. Revised versions of those plans were approved Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Starbucks workers' union goes on strike in US cities as talks hit impasse
(Reuters) -Some members of the workers' union representing more than 10,000 baristas at Starbucks began a five-day strike at stores in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle starting Friday, citing unresolv...
Dec 20, 2024 A person holds a sign as baristas picket in front of a Starbucks in Burbank, California, U.S., December 20, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
Man arrested in Peoria for aggravated robbery
PEORIA Ill. - A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing a U-HAUL full of items, Thursday in Peoria. Just before 5:45pm -- Peoria Police responded to a robbery that occurred in the 200 bloc...
Dec 20, 2024
Residents escape Peoria fire Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a residence on N. Nottingham Place Friday morning on reports of a fire outside the home. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron says crews arrived j...
Dec 20, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Breaking ground on new East Peoria police department
EAST PEORIA Ill. - East Peoria officials and police officers broke ground on a brand-new police department Friday morning. It's located at 500 West Camp Street -- this new $21.6 million project will r...
Dec 20, 2024
