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Israel's Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress on July 24
(Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will "present the truth" about the war against Hamas in Gaza when he addresses the U.S. Congress on July 24 during a visit to Washington,...
Jun 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem on June 5, 2024. GIL COHEN-MAGEN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
UPDATE: Coroner identifies man who died at Caterpillar's Mapleton plant
UPDATED 3:54 P.M. MAPLETON, Ill. - A 28-year-old man is dead after a fire Thursday at the Caterpillar's Mapleton facility. Peoria County Sheriff's deputies responded at around five P-M, finding a fire...
Jun 06, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Man sentenced to 10 years for role in fatal crash in central Peoria in 2020
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend an extra decade in prison for a fatal crash in central Peoria in 2020. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Adrian Gregory was sentenced to ten years for th...
Jun 06, 2024 Adrian Gregory (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail September 2021)
Pekin hosting numerous events to celebrate its bicentennial in 2024
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin is hitting a milestone birthday in 2024, and it plans to celebrate throughout the summer months. 2024 is the bicentennial of Pekin. Events have been underway since the ...
Jun 06, 2024 (Pekin Bicentennial)
Peoria Police identify other driver involved in crash that killed Dunlap teenager in May
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have identified the other driver involved in a fatal crash last month on Orange Prairie Road. Police on Thursday identified the driver of the May 4th crash that killed 18-...
Jun 06, 2024
Teenager arrested on weapons charges in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A 17-year-old was arrested on weapons charges in downtown Peoria Wednesday night. Peoria Police say they made contact with a group of male juveniles in the area of Perry and Fayette jus...
Jun 06, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump ally Bannon ordered to report to prison for defying Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to Donald Trump, must report to prison by July 1 to serve a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress, a federal judge said on Thursday. The...
Jun 06, 2024 Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 24, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/ File Photo
Stalled bills: 'Dignity in Pay Act,' Prisoner Review Board changes fail to move
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill eliminating the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities failed to pass the General Assembly ahead of its May adjournment, although sponsors say...
Jun 06, 2024 Construction vehicles are pictured outside of the Illinois State Capitol last month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US weekly jobless claims rise in latest week
(Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week, but underlying strength in the labor market should continue to support the economy. Initial claims ...
Jun 06, 2024 A “Help Wanted” sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Dozens reported killed in strike on Gaza school that Israel says targeted Hamas
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel hit a Gaza school on Thursday in an airstrike that it said targeted and killed Hamas fighters inside, while a Hamas official said 40 people including women and childr...
Jun 06, 2024 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a UNRWA school sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Doaa Rouqa
