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Chicago man arrested after allegedly trafficking missing Woodford County teenager
COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Chicago man is facing numerous felony charges after he allegedly sex trafficked a missing teenager from Woodford County. The Cook County Sheriff's Office says the FBI contacted t...
Sep 30, 2024 courtroom gavel
37-year-old man arrested for Monday morning stabbing
PEORIA Ill. - A 37-year-old man was arrested, in connection to an early Monday-morning stabbing in Peoria. Police were dispatched to the area of South Oregon Street and West Trewyn Avenue, just after ...
Sep 30, 2024 Michael Childs mugshot
Peoria Police investigating Sunday morning shooting
PEORIA Ill. - The Peoria Police Department is looking for suspects, following a shooting which occurred early Sunday morning. Officers were dispatched to the area of South Western Avenue and West Howe...
Sep 30, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Bloomington man identified as victim in fatal crash early Saturday morning near Tremont
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Bloomington man was the victim in a fatal one-vehicle crash in rural Tremont early Saturday morning. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 41-year-old Jeffrey Flaugher,...
Sep 30, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Israel has told US ground operations against Hezbollah are limited, State Dept says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel has told the United States it is conducting limited ground operations focused on Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon near the border with Israel, the State Department sai...
Sep 30, 2024 A building damaged in an Israeli strike is seen through a razor wire fence, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Kola, central Beirut, Lebanon September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
Former Peoria radio personality experiences first hurricane with Helene
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Residents of Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas are still reeling from Hurricane Helene last week, with over 100 storm-related deaths so far. Rick Hirschmann, formerly of Midwest Co...
Sep 30, 2024 Satellite images of Hurricane Helene (National Hurricane Center)
Trump suspect pleads not guilty to attempted assassination charge
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -The man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after allegedly positioning himself with a rifle outside one of the former president's Florida golf cour...
Sep 30, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Ryan W. Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump, appears in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. September 23, 2024 in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Lothar Speer/File Photo
Helene leaves many missing in North Carolina; authorities rush supplies to stricken area
(Reuters) - Emergency responders in North Carolina were racing on Monday to try to reach people who remain unaccounted for three days after Hurricane Helene ripped through the southeastern United Stat...
Sep 30, 2024 Paula Williams helps a friend clean out their home that had been flooded by Hurricane Helene, in Steinhatchee, Florida, U.S., September 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn
UPDATE: Iowa man accused of harboring runaway girl found in Peoria ordered to remain in jail
UPDATED 5:05 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - An Iowa man will remain in jail after being found in Peoria this past weekend with a runaway girl that he allegedly sexually abused. The Peoria County State's Attorney...
Sep 30, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: West Peoria man released from custody after allegedly robbing gas station
UPDATED 6:21 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A West Peoria man has been released from custody following his arrest in connection to an armed robbery Saturday night. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office say...
Sep 30, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
