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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
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
