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Two adults arrested after domestic dispute in Peoria
PEORIA Ill. - Two adults, one male and one female, have been arrested following a domestic battery investigation, Wednesday, in Peoria. Peoria Police were called to a residence on the 1100 block of No...
Oct 31, 2024
Peoria man indicted for shooting that killed 10-year-old boy pleads not guilty
PEORIA Ill. - The man accused of shooting and killing an innocent 10-year-old bystander in Peoria, in September, has pleaded not-guilty. According to 25News -- the plea came Thursday morning, for 33-y...
Oct 31, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Judge declines to block Elon Musk $1 million voter giveaway
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -A Pennsylvania state judge said on Thursday he would not immediately move forward with a lawsuit that seeks to stop Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway ahead of the Nov. 5 U....
Oct 31, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Madigan co-defendant had unparalleled access to speaker, ex-top aide testifies
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Under the stained glass dome of the Capitol in Springfield, lobbyists often wander the building, popping into a quiet corner to make a phone call or ducking into an e...
Oct 31, 2024 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain (left), longtime confidant to former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right), are pictured in previous appearances at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in relation to their public corruption trials. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
US weekly jobless claims fall as hurricane distortions fade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment fell last week as the distortions from hurricanes faded. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped ...
Oct 31, 2024 People line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
US consumer spending beats expectations in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased slightly more than expected in September, putting it and the economy on a higher growth trajectory heading into the final three months of the ye...
Oct 31, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People shop in a supermarket in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Lebanon, Israel could agree to ceasefire within days, Lebanese prime minister says
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's prime minister expressed hope on Wednesday that a ceasefire deal with Israel would be announced within days as Israel's public broadcaster published what it said ...
Oct 31, 2024 Smoke billows over the UNESCO-listed port city of Tyre after Israeli strikes following Israeli military's evacuation orders, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, southern Lebanon October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
Baseball-Dodgers beat Yankees in wild World Series finale
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Los Angeles Dodgers mounted a comeback for the ages to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game Five on Wednesday and win their first World Series since 2020. The Dodgers trailed ...
Oct 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after winning the 2024 MLB World Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
Harris and Trump court Latino voters in battleground Nevada
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will court Hispanic voters on Thursday trips to Nevada, the smallest of the seven swing states expected to play a deci...
Oct 31, 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
17th Congressional District Republican challenger makes final push to Peoria voters
PEORIA, Ill. - With under a week to go until Election Day, the Republican challenger in Illinois' 17th Congressional District is making a final push in Peoria. Joe McGraw (R-Rockford) visited the Peor...
Oct 30, 2024 Former judge Joe McGraw (R-Rockford) speaks to voters at the Peoria County GOP headquarters. He is the Republican candidate in Illinois' 17th Congressional District. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
