Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Pope skips Good Friday procession 'to preserve his health'
UPDATED 4:19 P.M. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis cancelled at the last minute his attendance at the Good Friday procession at Rome's Colosseum, in what the Vatican described as a bid "to preserv...
Mar 29, 2024 Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Passion of the Lord service in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
PCAPS putting new mobile service unit to good use
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Animal Protection Services, or PCAPS, has a new mobile service unit that's facilitating spay and neuter services on-site. PCAPS Director Becky Spencer says it's something ...
Mar 29, 2024 PCAPS new mobile Spay/Neuter Service unit outside PCAPS' facilities. (PCAPS Facebook)
Federal and local law enforcement arrest two men in South Peoria early Thursday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Local and federal law enforcement arrested two men early Thursday morning in South Peoria on drug charges. Peoria Police say a search warrant was executed by their Special Investigation...
Mar 29, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US inflation increases moderately in February; consumer spending surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prices increased moderately in February and the cost of services outside housing slowed considerably, keeping a June interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve on the table...
Mar 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A woman shops for groceries at El Progreso Market in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
Louis Gossett Jr., first black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies - source
(Reuters) - Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has died aged 87, a source close to the actor confirmed on Friday without revealing the cause of death. (Reporting b...
Mar 29, 2024 Actor Louis Gossett Jr. poses at the Golden Screen Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Illinois advances to the Elite 8. Here's what you need to know
BOSTON, Mass. - The University of Illinois' men's basketball team is one win away from the Final Four. The Fighting Illini defeated Iowa State Thursday night in an NCAA East Region semifinal 72-69. At...
Mar 29, 2024 (University of Illinois Basketball Facebook)
Texas judge transfers lawsuit over card fees to Washington, D.C
(Reuters) - A federal judge in a Texas court that has become a favorite for conservative challenges to Biden administration policies transferred a lawsuit challenging a rule curbing credit card late f...
Mar 29, 2024 The seal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Peoria Public Works projects this spring include continued reconstruction of Glen Avenue
PEORIA, Ill. - Spring is a busy time for Peoria Public Works. The reconstruction of Glen Avenue, a 2-year project costing $10.5 million, has entered a new phase. Public Works' Nick McMillion says much...
Mar 29, 2024 Midwest Communications
Obama, Clinton on why Americans don't love the Biden economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton dug into an issue that has vexed economists, political strategists and the White House on Thursday - if the U.S.'s fiscal numbers a...
Mar 29, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden, former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton participate in a discussion moderated by Stephen Colbert, host of CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", during a campaign fundraising event at Radio City Music Hall in New York, U.S., March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
U.S. gives Maryland $60 million to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge
(Reuters) -The U.S. government awarded the state of Maryland $60 million in federal emergency relief on Thursday in response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an extraordin...
Mar 28, 2024 A view of the Dali cargo vessel, following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Baltimore, as seen from Riviera Beach, Maryland, U.S., March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

