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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
Dulin: Peoria's camping ban won't be enforced until early 2025
PEORIA, Ill. - A new city ordinance approved by Peoria City Council members back in November will not be enforced until after the holidays. City Director of Community Development Joe Dulin says an out...
Dec 20, 2024 MSPhotographic / Depositphotos.com
State lawmakers consider Tier 2 pension changes as new session approaches
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government employees hired since 2011 could be on the ta...
Dec 20, 2024 Union members rally at the Illinois Capitol in November to call for pension reform. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
US House Speaker Mike Johnson's future hangs in balance as he scrambles for funding deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mike Johnson's hold on the speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives has been tenuous almost since the day he was elected. The Louisiana Republican only ended up with the...
Dec 20, 2024 Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters ahead of a vote to pass the American Relief Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2024. The legislation failed to pass the House in a 174-235 vote. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden
Biden cancels another $4.28 billion in U.S. student loans
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday canceled another $4.28 billion in student debt for nearly 55,000 public service workers, the U.S. Department of Education said in a statement. Friday's a...
Dec 20, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden looks on before delivering remarks at the Democratic National Committee's Holiday Reception at the Willard Hotel in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2024. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
Ahead of Friday's drawing, Mega Millions jackpot grows to $825 million
CHICAGO, Ill. - With no one matching all the numbers Tuesday night, the Mega Millions jackpot is now a staggering $825 million ahead of Friday night's drawing. A winning ticket Friday night would brin...
Dec 20, 2024 (Mega Millions Consortium)
Peoria City Soccer announces women's team in 2025
PEORIA Ill. - A new soccer team is coming to Peoria in 2025. The Women's Premier Soccer League announced Thursday, their plans for a expansion franchise next year, in Peoria. The WPSL is the oldest wo...
Dec 19, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Suspect in UnitedHealth executive killing faces federal murder, stalking charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson was charged with federal murder and stalking crimes in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday, alongside state ...
Dec 19, 2024 Luigi Nicholas Mangione walks at Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania U.S., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. Gene J. Puskar/Pool via REUTERS
Amazon workers strike at seven US facilities ahead of Christmas rush
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Amazon.com workers at seven U.S. facilities walked off the job early on Thursday during the holiday shopping rush as workers protest what they say is the retailing gi...
Dec 19, 2024 Striking workers picket outside of the Amazon DAX5 warehouse, in City of Industry, California, U.S., December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
