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UPDATE: Peoria Police investigating Saturday shooting
UPDATED 11/4 4:30 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have released more details regarding multiple shots fired Saturday night on the South Side. 25 News reports two buildings were hit by gunfire just b...
Nov 03, 2024
Harris campaigns in Michigan, Trump hits eastern battleground states
DETROIT -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris campaigns in Michigan on Sunday while her Republican rival Donald Trump will stop in three eastern battleground states just two days before Tue...
Nov 03, 2024 Greensboro, North Carolina, November 2, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Free rides to the polls with Peoria's CityLink
PEORIA, Ill. - Need a ride to the polls in Peoria? CityLink is offering free rides on its buses to help citizens get out and vote Saturday, November 2 through Election Day. Election Commission Executi...
Nov 02, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
Trump, Harris head to North Carolina in US election campaign's final weekend
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump head to North Carolina on Saturday to try to clinch support in the southeastern battleground state just three days before Tuesd...
Nov 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a campaign rally at the Rocky Mount Event Center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S., October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Jay Paul/File Photo
Statewide effort planned to boost student math scores
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois education officials plan to launch a statewide initiative over the next several months aimed at boosting student performance in math. State Superintendent of Education Tony Sand...
Nov 01, 2024 IMAGE: Illinois Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders is pictured at an Illinois State Board of Education meeting in Chicago last year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Man accused in 2022 Peoria homicide pleads guilty
PEORIA Ill. - A man pleaded guilty Friday, for fatally shooting 46-year-old Christopher Tillman, two years ago, in the Taft Homes near Peoria. According to Peoria County State's Attorney, Jodi Hoos --...
Nov 01, 2024 Photo courtesy of 25 News
Utility assistance applications open for low-income Illinoisans
CAPITAL NEWS ILLINOIS - The state's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is accepting applications for all households beginning Friday, Nov. 1. The program offers financial assistance for utility...
Nov 01, 2024 GAS METER: An Ameren Illinois meter. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jennifer Fuller)
Peoria & Tazewell County early voting numbers roll in
PEORIA Ill. - With just four days until Election Day 2024, Mail-In and Early Voting options have made a strong showing in both Peoria and Tazewell Counties. County Clerk John Ackerman says over 10,000...
Nov 01, 2024 (Julia Bradley & 1470 100.3 WMBD Radio)
Democrats have a plan if Trump prematurely declares election victory
(Reuters) - Democrats are readying a rapid-fire response to flood social media and the airwaves with calls for calm and patience with vote-counting should Donald Trump try to prematurely claim electio...
Nov 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and the Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris take part in a presidential debate hosted by ABC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024 in a combination of file photographs. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon
CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 64 people in the Gaza Strip, according to m...
Nov 01, 2024 The wreckage of vehicles are seen at a site damaged in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon, November 1, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Yassin
