Category Archives: Top Stories
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
Creve Coeur man arrested in connection to Dollar Tree robbery in Morton
CREVE COEUR Ill. - A Creve Coeur man has been arrested for his role in the armed robbery of the Dollar Tree in Morton, on December 1st. According to Morton Police -- Robert Asbury of Creve Coeur was i...
Dec 19, 2024
PPS Superintendent nominated for national honor
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat has been named a finalist for the 2025 National Superintendent of the Year Award by the American Association of School A...
Dec 19, 2024
United adding non-stop service between Peoria and Denver
PEORIA, Ill. - United Airlines and Peoria's Wayne A. Downing International Airport are announcing daily, non-stop service between Denver and Peoria. Airport Director Gene Olson says the new flights wi...
Dec 19, 2024 neymanjr / Depositphotos.com
Prosecution rests in Madigan trial as defense calls witness dropped from feds' list
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - After calling 50 witnesses over the last two months, prosecutors in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial rested their case Wednesd...
Dec 19, 2024 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain (left), longtime confidant to former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right), are pictured in previous appearances at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in relation to their public corruption trials. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
