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US House takes up deal to restore government funding, Tuesday vote expected
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives takes up legislation on Monday that would lift a partial government shutdown that started over the weekend, with a final vote expected o...
Feb 02, 2026 The U.S. Capitol dome as members of the U.S. House of Representatives returned to Washington after a 53-day break, for a vote that could bring the longest U.S. government shutdown in history to a close, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Wildlife Prairie Park's Gertie predicts longer winter
HANNA CITY, Ill. - It's official, well at least according to Wildlife Prairie Park's Gertie the Groundhog. We'll have six more weeks of winter. Gertie saw her shadow just after 7 a.m. Monday on Ground...
Feb 02, 2026 Wildlife Prairie Park's Gertie the Groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter. (Wildlife Prairie Park's Facebook)
US judge declines to halt Trump's Minnesota immigration agent surge
By Jack Queen Jan 31 (Reuters) - A Minnesota federal judge on Saturday declined to order a halt to President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis, in a lawsuit by state offi...
Feb 02, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators attend an "ICE Out" protest, after the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by U.S. federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans/File Photo
Chicago mayor tells police to probe allegations of illegal activity by immigration agents
By Kalea Hall DETROIT, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order directing the city's police department to investigate any alleged illegal activity by federal immi...
Feb 02, 2026 FILE PHOTO: USBP Chief Patrol Agent of the El Centro sector, Greg Bovino, walks in the Cicero neighborhood during an immigration raid, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices up a bit, while national prices drop
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have gone up 0.4 cents in the last week, averaging $2.84 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Peoria are 0.9 cents lower than a month ago and 38.8 cents lowe...
Feb 02, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
Bad Bunny says 'ICE out' during Grammy awards acceptance speech
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny used his first televised acceptance speech at the 2026 Grammy awards on Sunday to sharply criticize U.S. immigration a...
Feb 02, 2026 Bad Bunny accepts the award for Best Musica Urbana Album for "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos" during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy shot during traffic stop, suspect charged with attempted murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County Sheriff's deputy is recovering after being shot multiple times during a traffic stop Saturday night on Peoria's south side. The incident occurred at approximately 9:52 p...
Feb 01, 2026 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
Peoria to vote on settlement with Par-A-Dice over East Peoria casino redevelopment
PEORIA, Ill. - The City of Peoria has reached a settlement agreement with Par-A-Dice Gaming Corporation that would provide revenue to the city in exchange for withdrawing objections to the casino's re...
Jan 31, 2026 (Photo of the Par-A-Dice Casino entrance in East Peoria. Courtesy of Phil Luciano.)
Peoria plans 200 Homes on former Expo Gardens property to address housing shortage
By: Liz Lape (25 News) PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria city leaders plan to develop approximately 200 single-family homes on the former Expo Gardens property to address a shortage of middle-income hou...
Jan 30, 2026 (Expo Gardens)
Trump taps ex-Fed insider Warsh to lead world's top central bank
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday chose former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to head the U.S. central bank when Jerome Powell's leadership term ends in May, giving...
Jan 30, 2026 Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo
