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U.S. House panel approves bill to give Biden power to ban TikTok
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and other apps. L...
Julia Bradley Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Trains collide in Greece, at least 36 killed, dozens injured
LARISSA, Greece (Reuters) -A passenger train and a cargo train collided head-on in Greece on Tuesday night, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens as the country's deadliest rail crash in livi...
Julia Bradley Mar 01, 2023 Rescue crews operate at the site of a crash, where two trains collided, near the city of Larissa, Greece, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
Chicago's incumbent mayor Lightfoot loses re-election bid
(Reuters) -Chicago's incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid on Tuesday, with vote totals showing that two of her rivals will face each other in an April runoff ballot. Paul Vallas, th...
Julia Bradley Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks to children after a press event ahead of expected Thanksgiving travel at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Peoria Council plans to give Civic Center $20M in bonds
PEORIA, Ill. -- A plan seems to be on track for approval by Peoria City Council to give the Civic Center $20 million dollars for capital improvements. Dozens of Peoria Rivermen Hockey fans were at Tue...
Julia Bradley Mar 01, 2023 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Caterpillar/UAW reach tentative agreement
(1470 & 100.3 WMBD) -- Caterpillar and the United Auto Workers Union have reached a tentative agreement on a six year contract, apparently averting a strike. The UAW and Caterpillar made the annou...
Julia Bradley Mar 01, 2023 (Caterpillar)
Decatur man indicted for West Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Decatur man has been indicted on murder charges by a Peoria County grand jury. 22-year-old Lamentae Turner is charged with two counts of murder, a Class M felony. He is also charged w...
TJ Carson Feb 28, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
PPD arrest follows Motor Vehicle Theft in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say a man was arrested for motor vehicle theft on Monday for allegedly stealing a vehicle. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called to N. Gale, near N. S...
Julia Bradley Feb 28, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Economic leaders discuss results from The Big Table
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-area economic leaders on Tuesday released a report related to discussions generated through The Big Table. Morton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Leigh Ann Brown says more...
TJ Carson Feb 28, 2023 Joshua Gunn speaking at event to speak of results from The Big Table/T.J. Carson 1470 and 100.3 WMBD
PIA receives Phase 2 Grant for new tower
PEORIA, Ill. -- The US Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced a Phase 2 Grant for the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. The $14 million grant, provided through the Infr...
Julia Bradley Feb 28, 2023 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
U.S. house price inflation cools further in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family home prices in December increased at their slowest pace since the summer of 2020, surveys showed on Tuesday, but tight supply could limit an anticipated decli...
TJ Carson Feb 28, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
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