Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Operations resume at Pere Marquette Hotel after threat
PEORIA, Ill. - An all-clear has been given after a bomb threat Thursday morning in downtown Peoria. Main Street was closed down at Jefferson for about an hour, as the Peoria Fire and Police Department...
Julia Bradley Jan 19, 2023 (25 News)
Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand prime minister
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday made a shock announcement she had "no more in the tank" to continue leading the country and would step down no later than ea...
Julia Bradley Jan 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia, July 7, 2022. Dean Lewins/Pool via REUTERS
Water main break closes Washington Community High School
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Water main repairs near Washington Community High School have cancelled classes at the school on Thursday. District Superintendent Kyle Freeman says the closure affects only the hi...
Julia Bradley Jan 19, 2023 (Washington Community High School Facebook)
U.S. hits debt ceiling amid standoff between Republicans and Democrats
UPDATED 11:41 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit on Thursday, amid a standoff between the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Presiden...
Julia Bradley Jan 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) departs after a Republican conference meeting on Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Pritzker speaks at World Economic Forum
DAVOS, Switzerland - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is once again on a world stage -- this time as a guest of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Pritzker says one of the ways the state is being g...
Will Stevenson Jan 18, 2023 (World Economic Forum via Flickr)
Rifle Association files federal suit against assault weapons ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois State Rifle Association has joined forces with other gun rights advocates in filing a federal lawsuit challenging the state's new ban on the sa...
Will Stevenson Jan 18, 2023 (Illinois State Rifle Association)
Police pursuits in question since fatal crash Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - When do police agencies chase a suspect, and when do they not? Those are questions that have been asked a lot following Sunday's fatal accident at U.S. 150 and Koerner Road in Peoria --...
Will Stevenson Jan 18, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Juveniles arrested after stolen vehicle discovered
PEORIA, Ill. - Two juveniles are in trouble with the law after they allegedly were discovered in a stolen vehicle. Peoria Police say it happened around 1:15 Wednesday morning, but when officers first ...
Will Stevenson Jan 18, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Party City files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
(Reuters) -Party City Holdco Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, making it the latest casualty in the U.S. retail industry as persistently high inflation takes a toll on consume...
TJ Carson Jan 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Party City store sign in seen in Encinitas, California March 9, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS LOGO)/File Photo
Microsoft to shed 10,000 jobs as recession worries cloud tech sector
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it would eliminate 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2 billion charge to earnings, as its cloud-computing customers reassess their spending and ...
TJ Carson Jan 18, 2023 The logo of Microsoft is seen outside their offices in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, Israel December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Rami Amichay