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Gun rights advocates file opening legal challenges to Illinois' assault weapons ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A trio of gun owners and a firearms retailer in southeastern Illinois have filed the first two lawsuits in what's expected to be a flurry of litigation agai...
Will Stevenson Jan 17, 2023 Brian Turner / CC
Arrest warrant issued in fatal three-vehicle crash
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest warrant has been issued for the man who's accused of causing a three-vehicle crash on the edge of Peoria Sunday morning that caused an Edwards woman to lose her life and cause...
Will Stevenson Jan 17, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail October 2022)
Twitter's laid-off workers cannot pursue claims via class-action lawsuit-judge
(Reuters) -Twitter Inc has secured a ruling allowing the social media company to force several laid-off workers suing over their termination to pursue their claims via individual arbitration than a cl...
Will Stevenson Jan 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is seen outside the offices in New York City, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo
White House accuses Republicans of hypocrisy on Biden documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Tuesday it would respond in "good faith" to inquiries from lawmakers about the improper storage of classified documents at President Joe Biden's home and ...
Will Stevenson Jan 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives on Marine One for a weekend trip to his home in Wilmington at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
Police seeking information into East Peoria bar burglary
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Police in East Peoria are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a burglary last week. The burglary occurred at the 5th Quarter Sports Bar in the morning hours on...
TJ Carson Jan 17, 2023 (25 News)
Peorian arrested on weapons charges in Kewanee after school lockdown
KEWANEE, Ill. - A Peoria man was one of two people arrested on a host of weapons charges, after a chase with police causing a school to go on lockdown. Police in Kewanee say Jeffery Hollingsworth, 21,...
Will Stevenson Jan 17, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kewanee Police)
Chelsea Handler to perform at Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - The woman who won the People's Choice Award for Best Comedy Act of 2021 is coming to Peoria in a few months. The Peoria Civic Center says Chelsea Handler will perform in the Civic Cente...
Will Stevenson Jan 17, 2023 David Shankbone / CC
Man wanted for attempted Galesburg murder
GALESBURG, Ill. - Police in Galesburg are looking for a suspect wanted in an attempted murder there. Galesburg Police say investigations into the shooting reported at 5:00 a.m. Monday led to an arrest...
Will Stevenson Jan 17, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Galesburg Police)
U.S. asks court to reverse order banning airplane mask mandate to combat COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked an appeals court panel to reverse an April 2021 ruling that declared unlawful a government order requiring masks on airplanes, buses, tra...
TJ Carson Jan 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Travelers wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reclaim their luggage at the airport in Denver, Colorado, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Officials issue scam warning connected to assault weapons ban
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - Authorities from the Fulton County Sheriffs Department and the Illinois Sheriffs Association are issuing a warning about a telephone scam. They say residents are often being called t...
Will Stevenson Jan 17, 2023 Midwest Communications/University of Illinois Extension