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UPDATE: Victim in fatal pedestrian crash in Washington identified
UPDATED 4:31 P.M. TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - The Washington woman who died Friday night in a pedestrian versus vehicle crash has been released. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley on Monday says 63-ye...
Jan 19, 2026 Midwest Communications
US needs Greenland because of European 'weakness,' Bessent says
By Nicholas P. Brown NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) - European "weakness" necessitates U.S. control of Greenland for global stability, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday even as some law...
Jan 19, 2026 The Danish Navy's HDMS Vaedderen ship sails off Nuuk, Greenland, January 18, 2026. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices up a few cents, following national trend
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have gone up 6.0 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $2.85 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Peoria are 1.6 cents lower than a month ago an...
Jan 19, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large p...
Jan 19, 2026 People protest against ICE, after a U.S. immigration agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in her car in Minneapolis, in New York City, January 7. REUTERS/Angelina Katsanis
Judge in Charlie Kirk case hears request to dismiss prosecution team
Jan 16 (Reuters) - A Utah judge on Friday heard arguments from a lawyer for the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to dismiss the entire prosecution team over an alleged conflict of ...
Jan 17, 2026 Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf presides over a hearing for Tyler Robinson, suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, in Provo, Utah, U.S., on January 16, 2026. Bethany Baker/Pool via REUTERS
PAC supporting Stratton's Senate candidacy launches long-awaited ad
Article Summary A new 30-second TV and digital ad highlights Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's status as Gov. JB Pritzker's governing partner and casts her as someone who will "take the fight to Washington ...
Jan 17, 2026 A political action committee supporting Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s Senate campaign launched its first ad this week, though a lapse in federal disclosure requirements briefly grounded the effort. (Screenshot from Illinois Future PAC YouTube video)
Cause of death for infant in rural Chillicothe trailer fire revealed
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - An eight-month-old girl likely died after the start of a trailer fire in rural Chillicothe. That's the ruling from Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood on Friday. Harwood says an ...
Jan 17, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Pedestrian dies in vehicle crash in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A pedestrian has died after a crash in Washington on Friday night. 25 News reports the crash occurred at around 6:00 P.M. near the intersection of Route 8 and South Summit Drive. Ta...
Jan 17, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
States say paperwork tied to $10B funding freeze is an intentionally 'impossible task'
Article Summary Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the attorneys general of four other states filed a lawsuit after the Trump administration in early January announced a freeze on $10 billion for child ...
Jan 17, 2026 An excerpt of the lawsuit filed by five states against the federal government for its plan to freeze $10 billion in funding that helps to ensure access to child care. (Illustration by Capitol News Illinois, highlight added)
US Justice Department probing Minnesota Governor Walz, other officials, source says
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation of Minnesota officials, including Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, over an alleged con...
Jan 17, 2026 Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to reporters after he announced that he would not seek reelection, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans
