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Venezuela opposition leader sees eventual elections but cautions about complex path ahead
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Friday she was confident the remnants of what she called Venezuela's "criminal regime" would eventually be dismantled and ...
Jan 16, 2026 Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks at a press conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Illinois 'Clean Slate' law allows automatic sealing of nonviolent criminal records
Article Summary Illinois will begin a process to automatically seal criminal records for millions of adults in the state, after Gov. JB Pritzker signed the 'Clean Slate' Act on Friday. Critics objecte...
Jan 16, 2026 State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, speaks about the Clean Slate legislation she championed at a Jan. 16, 2026, bill signing ceremony. (Screenshot from Illinois.gov)
CIA director Ratcliffe meets with Venezuela's Rodriguez in Caracas
By Erin Banco Jan 16 (Reuters) - CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela's interim leader in Caracas to discuss cooperation, a U.S. official said on Friday, in the most senior known visit by a U.S. ...
Jan 16, 2026 CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrives to brief senators on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Peoria driver hits concrete wall after crash on Rt. 6
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters rescued a woman from her vehicle Thursday night after it left the road on Rt. 6, near N. Shade Tree Drive. A passerby witnessed the vehicle leave the interstate, but...
Jan 16, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Driver rescued from rollover crash in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The driver of a Jeep was rescued late Thursday night after a rollover accident in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Martin says crews responded around 11:30 p.m. to the area of N. Knoxv...
Jan 16, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Small Minneapolis businesses hit hard by ICE crackdown, while corporations stay silent
By Maria Alejandra Cardona, Savyata Mishra and Ross Kerber MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Up and down Lake Street in the heavily Latino area of south Minneapolis, numerous mom-and-pop restaurants hav...
Jan 16, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A sign at the entrance to a business’ parking lot reads “Stop. ICE Is Not Allowed To Use This Parking Lot,” after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
United and American compete to dominate Chicago's O'Hare airport
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Chicago O'Hare International Airport, long a crossroads of U.S. air travel, has become the front line in an intensifying contest between United Airlin...
Jan 16, 2026 An airplane takes off at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on the day passengers board their flights for the Thanksgiving holidays, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Peoria Police Chief Echevarria honored with Mayor's Leadership Award
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Mayor Rita Ali has presented the Mayor's Leadership Award to Police Chief Eric Echevarria. Echevarria was given the award on Friday, January 9 in recognition of his exemplary pol...
Jan 16, 2026 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
Republican candidates for governor debate at Five Points Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Tazewell County was the site of one of the first looks at the candidates for the Republican nomination in the Illinois governor's race this year. Four candidates took the stage Thur...
Jan 15, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Program to renovate South Peoria homes for low-income first-time buyers announced
PEORIA, Ill. - A new initiative aims to revitalize broken down houses in South Peoria for low-income first-time home buyers. Reclaim Peoria was announced on Thursday at Neighborhood House. The project...
Jan 15, 2026 One of the homes scheduled for renovation under the Reclaim Peoria program is shown on a slide at a press conference announcing the initiative. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
