Category Archives: Top Stories
ComEd lobbyist warned FBI mole to 'keep Madigan happy' and not mess with no-work contracts
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - The FBI wasted no time giving Fidel Marquez his first assignment after the chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison agreed to become a government mole ...
Nov 07, 2024 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his attorneys leave the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 6. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US weekly jobless claims increase moderately
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting no material change in labor market conditions and reinforcing vie...
Nov 07, 2024 Hundreds of people line up outside the Kentucky Career Center, over two hours prior to its opening, to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Trump to choose people to serve under his leadership in the 'days and weeks ahead,' campaign says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will select personnel to serve under his leadership and enact policies that "make the life of Americans affordable, safe, and secure" in the da...
Nov 07, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania take the stage for his election night rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Peoria's historic Scottish Rite Theater set to reopen
PEORIA, Ill. - The Scottish Rite Theater in downtown Peoria, owned by Kim Blickenstaff's KDB Group, is set to reopen for concerts and shows this spring. According to the Peoria Journal Star, TempleLiv...
Nov 07, 2024 Scottish Rite Theatre (KDB Group)
UPDATE: Biden urges Americans to 'bring down the temperature' following Trump's US election win
UPDATED 10:56 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden urged Americans to "bring down the temperature" on Thursday following Republican Donald Trump's election victory and sought to console...
Nov 07, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks on the 2024 election results and the upcoming presidential transition of power, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Sorensen looking forward to second term in Congress after becoming projected winner in 17th District
MOLINE, Ill. - Congressman Eric Sorensen says he's looking ahead after what was a "hard day" for his party. The Moline Democrat is the projected winner of a second term in the U.S. House of Representa...
Nov 06, 2024 Congressman Eric Sorensen visits WMBD's Greg and Dan Show on 8/21/24. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
Kamala Harris concedes election but vows to fight on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a televised concession speech to the nation on Wednesday after a whirlwind campaign that failed to stop Republican Donald Trump's ret...
Nov 06, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds as she attends to deliver remarks, conceding 2024 U.S. presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Peoria Police asking for help in solving early Monday morning homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police is seeking help in trying to solve a homicide just north of the city early Monday morning. The fatal shooting near the Wood Sage Apartments took the life of 22-year-old Cl...
Nov 06, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Trump's impending return to White House brings criminal cases to a halt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election victory on Wednesday will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupies the White Hous...
Nov 06, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage following early results from the 2024 U.S. presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
Roanoke DMV seeing improvements to lessen wait times
ROANOKE Ill. - The Roanoke DMV will soon be turning into a "one-stop-shop". Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' office announced Wednesday, the facility will be getting upgrades to create a...
Nov 06, 2024 (25 News)
