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Washington to part ways with its city administrator
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The city of Washington is parting ways with its administration. The city council voted 5-2 at Monday night's meeting to accept the separation of Jim Snider's role with the city on F...
Aug 20, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Blinken arrives in Qatar on mission to broker Gaza ceasefire deal
UPDATED 2:12 P.M. DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Doha on Tuesday on the next leg of a diplomatic effort to secure a Gaza ceasefire and a hostage release deal as maj...
Aug 20, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in El-Alamein, Egypt, August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/Pool
New state law officially bans corporal punishment in all schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - This year, Illinois becomes the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment of any kind in all schools. Gov. J-B Pritzker signed into law earlier this month legislati...
Aug 20, 2024 archideaphoto / Depositphotos.com
As DNC opens in Chicago, state leaders tout Illinois as a 'model of Democratic success'
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In announcing Chicago would host of the 2024 Democratic National Convention more than a year ago, national party leaders referred to Illinois as a key part of t...
Aug 20, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker opens the Illinois delegation's Monday breakfast at the Democratic National Convention. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages from Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza, the military said on Tuesday, as negotiations continued in an effort to bring back more th...
Aug 20, 2024 A combination picture shows undated handout images of Israeli hostages Alex Dancyg, Yoram Metzger, Yagev Buchshtab, Chaim Peri and Abraham Munder and hostage Nadav Popplewell, who were kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now/The Hostages Families Forum/Handout via REUTERS
Trump to campaign in Michigan town with historic links to white extremism
(Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump will visit a Michigan town on Tuesday one month after white supremacists rallied there, sparking renewed criticism from Democrats who accuse his campaign of s...
Aug 20, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally for the first time with his running mate, Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Biden hails Harris as DNC's future in emotional farewell speech
CHICAGO (Reuters) -President Joe Biden cemented the Democratic Party's elevation of Kamala Harris to lead the fight for the White House against Republican Donald Trump with a convention speech on Mond...
Aug 20, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden stands onstage during Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Bradley students become digitally connected as new school year begins
PEORIA, Ill. - As a new school year gets underway at Bradley University, students are getting new presents to help with a new initiative. The Digitally Connected Campus Initiative starts its first ful...
Aug 19, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois names new president
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois has found a new leader. Meg Zakrzewski will take over as the hospital's new president on September 29th. She is taking over the role from ...
Aug 19, 2024 (OSF HealthCare)
Former congressman Santos pleads guilty; faces at least 2 years in prison
CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (Reuters) -Former U.S. Representative George Santos pleaded guilty to criminal corruption charges on Monday, cementing the downfall of a novice politician who was expelled from...
Aug 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: George Santos, who was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives, leaves court in Long Island after his corruption trial in Central Islip, New York, U.S. August 13, 2024. REUTERS/Adam Gray/File Photo
