Category Archives: Top Stories
Illinois teacher shortage persists, survey finds
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have mad...
Mar 27, 2024 GRAPH: IARS Number Positions Filled by Subs and Retirees per Year
As teacher positions remain vacant, schools sometimes rely on substitute teachers and retired educators to fill them. The number of permanent jobs held by temporary workers has increased rapidly since 2022.
Source: 2023-2024 Educator Shortage Report, page 54
Netanyahu says Hamas should understand international pressure on Israel will not work
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his cancellation of a planned visit to Washington by top aides this week was meant to show Hamas that Israel would not...
Mar 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
US court keeps Texas border security law on hold in win for Biden
(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court has kept on hold a Republican-backed Texas law that would let state authorities arrest and prosecute people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border - a s...
Mar 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Members of the Army National Guard deter migrants attempting to cross into the U.S. past razor wire in El Paso, Texas, U.S., March 22, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
Winning Mega Millions ticket for $1.13 billion jackpot sold in New Jersey
(Reuters) -Mega Millions said a single ticket for a lottery jackpot worth a hefty $1.13 billion, the fifth-largest prize in the game's history, was sold in New Jersey, breaking a streak of 30 consecut...
Mar 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Lottery ticket signs advertising the Mega Millions and Powerball games can be seen in Washington, U.S., July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
US divers recover data recorder from crashed ship in Baltimore -NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have boarded the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge and recovered its data recorder, NTS...
Mar 27, 2024 Aerial view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024. Maryland National Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Peoria approves rate hike to offset rising sewer costs
PEORIA, Ill. - Starting May 1, Peoria residents will be paying higher sewer rates to help keep up with the rising cost of maintaining the city's existing sewer system. Peoria City Council unanimously ...
Mar 27, 2024 (City of Peoria)
Man accused in Peoria's 4th homicide of 2024 early Sunday morning ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused in what is Peoria's 4th homicide of 2024 was ordered to stay in jail after a pre-trial detention hearing on Tuesday. Josef Viel, 61, is charged with First Degree Murder in...
Mar 26, 2024 Josef Viel Mugshot (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Visa, Mastercard reach $30 billion settlement over credit card fees
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Visa and Mastercard reached an estimated $30 billion settlement to limit credit and debit card fees for merchants, with some savings likely to be passed on to consumers through low...
Mar 26, 2024 A screen displays the company logo for Mastercard Inc. on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Man accused of pointing weapon at Peoria Police officer indicted by grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man accused of pointing a weapon at a Peoria Police officer. The grand jury on Tuesday indicted Brian Childers, 45, on a Class Four felony char...
Mar 26, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Prisoner Review Board chair, member resign in wake of boy's fatal stabbing by released inmate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The longtime chair and a relatively new member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board have resigned, Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced Monday. The governor...
Mar 26, 2024 The Prisoner Review Board office in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
