Category Archives: Top Stories
Brimfield to receive new primary health care facility after land donation
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - The donation of land just off Interstate 74 in Brimfield is leading to a new healthcare facility in the town. OSF Healthcare announced on Thursday the donation of 3.5 acres of land a...
Jul 11, 2024 OSF Healthcare leaders and members of the Kress family reveal a sign at the corner of Route 150 and Maher Road in Brimfield, where a new primary care facility will be located. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Alec Baldwin lawyer blasts police probe of 'Rust' shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) - A lawyer for Alec Baldwin on Thursday rigorously questioned a police technician over her investigation of the "Rust" shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, su...
Jul 11, 2024 A photo is displayed on a screen during Alec Baldwin's manslaughter trial for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie "Rust", in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S., July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ramsay de Give/Pool
Pekin looking for assistance from state for downtown improvements
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin is seeking help from the state to cover planned downtown improvements. Pekin has submitted a grant application to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Oppor...
Jul 11, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Ukraine urges NATO to lift restrictions on targeting Russia, China denounces criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukraine on Thursday urged NATO to lift restrictions on use of long-range weapons against targets in Russia, saying it would be "game-changer" in its war with Moscow, while China ...
Jul 11, 2024 Ukrainian service members of the 110th Colonel-General Marko Bezruchko Separate Mechanized Brigade fire an RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a position near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 30, 2024. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo
Peoria City selected to host USL League Two playoff games
PEORIA, Ill. - After clinching its second playoff berth in three years, Peoria's semi-pro soccer team will get to stay home in their chase for a championship. USL League Two on Thursday selected Peori...
Jul 11, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fed seen nearing rate cuts as inflation eases
(Reuters) -Federal Reserve policymakers looking for signs that inflation is back on track to their 2% goal got that in spades Wednesday as a government report showed consumer prices unexpectedly fell ...
Jul 11, 2024 U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress," on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Pelosi, Clooney, Democratic senators raise new doubts about Biden
WASHINGTON/DALLAS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden faced fresh doubts on Wednesday about his re-election chances from heavyweights Nancy Pelosi and George Clooney, who may influence other Democrati...
Jul 11, 2024 Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
NATO to back Ukraine as Biden faces growing pressure to drop out of presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO leaders will end their summit on Thursday with a clear focus on backing Ukraine and countering what the allies say is the growing threat Russia poses to Europe, as U.S. Pre...
Jul 11, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands on the day of signing a new security agreement between the United States and Ukraine, in Fasano, Italy, June 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
UPDATE: PPD investigating death of man found shot in vehicle overnight as a homicide
UPDATED 1:50 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A man is dead after apparently being shot early Thursday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were conducting a traffic stop on W. G...
Jul 11, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Pritzker signs health insurance reform measures
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Wednesday that puts new controls on the state's health insurance industry, including bans on certain practices companies...
Jul 10, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker holds up a pair of bills that were part of the Healthcare Protection Act, which he signed into law Wednesday at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Pritzker first outlined the insurance changes in his State of the State address in February. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)
