Category Archives: Top Stories
Democratic governors create group to resist Trump policies
(Reuters) - The governors of Illinois and Colorado on Wednesday said they will co-chair a coalition of mostly Democratic-led states to fight back against polices incoming Republican President Donald T...
Nov 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo
Hegseth, advocate for firing 'woke' military leaders, picked for defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked as his secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator and veteran who has expressed disdain for so-called "woke" policies ...
Nov 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Fox and Friends co-host Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, U.S. April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
US Senate Republicans pick insider John Thune as their next leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune to lead the chamber next year, opting for a well-regarded insider and shrugging off a public pressure campaign by supporters of Donald ...
Nov 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) walks on Capitol Hill on the day U.S. Senate Republicans meet to vote on leadership positions, including Senate Majority (Republican) Leader, for the 119th Congress in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Local group trying to block wind farm projects in Peoria County
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A grassroots group, "No To Peoria County Windmills", is trying to put a stop to four proposed windmill projects. Farmer Dan Hines tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan", the first project, ...
Nov 13, 2024 (Notopeoriacountywindmills.com)
Man arrested in Peoria for allegedly stealing motor vehicle
PEORIA Ill. - A man was arrested Wednesday in Peoria, for allegedly stealing a vehicle. Just after 3:30am Wednesday morning, Peoria Police responded to the 4100 block of Brandywine -- on a report of a...
Nov 13, 2024 (Ishmiel Gates mug shot via Peoria County Jail)
Illinois Secretary of State's Office to Host REAL ID "Pop-Up" at Peoria Airport Thursday
PEORIA Ill. - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' office is partnering with the Peoria International Airport Thursday -- to help locals "Get real or Get Grounded". Starting next May, the De...
Nov 13, 2024 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
Amphitheater proposed for city-owned property in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Leaders in Washington are considering a use for a piece of property it has owned for more than a decade. The city owns 223 acres of property in the area of Nofsinger and U.S. Route ...
Nov 13, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump returns to the White House to meet Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump returned to the White House on Wednesday for the first time since winning last week's election and sat down for talks about the looming transfer of ...
Nov 13, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
'This is the way things are done in Illinois': Defense attorneys begin cross-examining star witness
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois)- The former chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has spent the last week telling a federal jury how he bent over backward to accommodate hiring reque...
Nov 13, 2024 A Commonwealth Edison-branded manhole cover sits outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, where former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on trial for allegedly taking bribes from ComEd, along with other alleged acts of corruption. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Fire closes Busy Corner Restaurant in Goodfield
GOODFIELD, Ill. - A fire early Wednesday morning has forced the Busy Corner Restaurant in Goodfield to close. The owners said in a Facebook post that thankfully, none of the staff was there at the tim...
Nov 13, 2024 D4E / CC
