Category Archives: Top Stories
Wiretaps show McClain arranging checks for Madigan loyalist fired after #MeToo allegations
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - It had been a tumultuous winter and spring for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as he was forced to fire or distance himself from several top allies, three of w...
Nov 01, 2024 Will Cousineau, a longtime staffer for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and current Statehouse lobbyist, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse at the end of his second day of testimony in the corruption trial of his former boss on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Cousineau will return for more cross-examination on Monday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US job growth slows sharply in October; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed sharply in October amid disruptions from hurricanes and strikes by aerospace factory workers, but the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, offering assu...
Nov 01, 2024 Thousands line up outside a temporary unemployment office established by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet at the State Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Two dead, 6 injured in shooting at downtown Orlando amid Halloween celebration
(Reuters) -Two people died and six were injured in a shooting in the downtown neighborhood of Orlando, Florida in the midst of Halloween festivities, the regional police department said on Friday, add...
Nov 01, 2024 fergregory / Depositphotos.com
Peoria Fire Department: "Fall Back" and check your smoke detectors this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - We "Fall Back" this weekend, ending Daylight Saving Time early Sunday morning. For decades, the time change every six months has become a reminder to check all of the smoke detectors in...
Nov 01, 2024 rclassenlayouts / Depositphotos.com
Arson appears to be the cause of a fire in Peoria Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a vacant home in the 1800 block of S. Livingston Street Thursday afternoon on reports of a fire. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says when they arri...
Nov 01, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Harris warns Trump will slash Obamacare; Trump says he never mentioned it
PHOENIX/ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris warned voters on Thursday that Republican Donald Trump and his allies would scale back healthcare programs if...
Nov 01, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S., October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
3 Peoria gang members facing RICO charges plead not guilty
PEORIA Ill. - Four adults facing RICO charges after Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos said they belonged to a violent street gang -- had their first day in court Thursday morning. Three of the ...
Oct 31, 2024
At least 39 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit, says Gaza ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) -At least 39 Palestinians were killed in Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, mostly in the north where one attack hit a hospital, torching medical supplies and ...
Oct 31, 2024 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Illinois Central College helps students cast votes in upcoming election
EAST PEORIA Ill. - A local college is going out of it's way to help it's students have their voices be heard, in next week's election. Illinois Central College officials tell us they've been assisting...
Oct 31, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former Bradley Brave signs contract with Oklahoma City Thunder
PEORIA Ill. - A former Bradley Brave will be lacing up his shoes for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season. The team's general manager, Sam Presti, announced Thursday that Malevy Leons has officially ...
Oct 31, 2024 (Bradley University)
