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Abdnour to run again for Peoria Township Supervisor
PEORIA, Ill. - Frank Abdnour wants to be re-elected as Peoria Township Supervisor, a position he held from 2017-2021. Abdnour made the announcement on Tuesday, saying "I feel that I know this office a...
Aug 06, 2024 (Frank Abdnour Facebook)
Caterpillar rides on strong pricing to beat profit estimates, shares climb
(Reuters) -Caterpillar beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Tuesday, as higher prices on its larger excavators and other construction equipment countered moderating demand in North ...
Aug 06, 2024 Caterpillar machinery is pictured working on Caterpillar property in Chillicothe, Illinois, U.S. March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Local police ready to celebrate National Night Out
WASHINGTON, Ill. - People all across central Illinois will come together Tuesday night to make their communities safer. It's part of the annual National Night Out, which aims to build police-community...
Aug 06, 2024 Maryland GovPics / CC
US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least five U.S. personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday, U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Middle East braced for a possible new wave o...
Aug 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison/File Photo
Google has an illegal monopoly on search, US judge finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google broke the law with an illegal monopoly on online search, a federal judge ruled on Monday, the first big win for U.S. antitrust authorities who have filed sever...
Aug 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Nine UNRWA staff members were possibly involved in attack on Israel, UN says
(Reuters) -Nine staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNWRA) may have been involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, and have been fired, th...
Aug 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A view of a junction shows the aftermath of a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in the Sderot area, southern Israel October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo
Major indexes sink amid US recession fears, drop in Apple shares
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Major U.S. stock indexes fell sharply on Monday, with the Nasdaq down more than 3%, as U.S. recession worries shook global markets and drove investors out of risky assets, while Ap...
Aug 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
US Supreme Court declines to halt Trump's sentencing in hush money case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the state of Missouri to halt Donald Trump's upcoming sentencing for his conviction in New York on felony charges involving hus...
Aug 05, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally held with Republican vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 3, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
East Peoria man dies nearly a week after motorcycle crash
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man has died after a motorcycle crash last week. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 20-year-old Carson Guymon was pronounced dead just before 2:00 A.M. Sunday, desp...
Aug 05, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Jordan's king warns in call with Biden of Israeli 'hostile acts' in Jerusalem
(Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah, in a phone call on Monday with U.S. President Joe Biden, warned of what he called "hostile acts" by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and "unilateral measures" ...
Aug 05, 2024 King of Jordan Abdullah II speaks while making a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 16 February 2024. YOAN VALAT/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
