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Trump to tout economy, energy in Texas ahead of Republican primaries
By Bo Erickson CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to southern Texas on Friday to tout his economic and fossil fuel agenda, just days before Republicans f...
Feb 27, 2026 U.S.President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS
Update: Bill Clinton testifies to US Congress committee about Epstein
By Richard Cowan Updated at 10:51 a.m. Feb 27 (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton was testifying on Friday behind closed doors to a congressional panel about his ties to the late sex offender Je...
Feb 27, 2026 Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell and late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein pose in this handout image released from Epstein's estate by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 12, 2025. House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout via REUTERS
Former Peoria pastor pleads not guilty to sending minor explicit images
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A former pastor of Riverside Community Church found himself in an emptier courtroom Thursday afternoon as he pleaded not guilty to distributing harmful materi...
Feb 27, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria men and community leaders continue to show up for city's youth
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A group of volunteers continue to answer the call from Peoria's Police Chief to show up for youth in the community. Parents, guardians, and community members greeted students ...
Feb 26, 2026 (25 News)
Lawmakers take step to incentivize Bears to stay in Illinois
Article Summary The House revenue committee voted to advance a bill that could help the Chicago Bears build a stadium in Arlington Heights and avoid moving to Indiana. The bill would give local govern...
Feb 26, 2026 Steven Mahr, interim CFO for the City of Chicago, testifies at a committee meeting Feb. 26. Mahr cited Chicago’s history with the Bears as reason for the city’s opposition to a megaprojects bill requested by the team, asking legislators to work to keep the team within the city. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Marquette Heights man arrested on alleged child exploitation charges
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Marquette Heights man has been arrested on alleged child exploitation charges. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says 35-year-old Wesley Ratliff was arrested on Thursday a...
Feb 26, 2026 Will Stevenson/1470-100.3 WMBD
Hillary Clinton tells congressional panel she has no information on Epstein
Feb 26 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no inf...
Feb 26, 2026 Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens to speakers during the international conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 19, 2023. Niall Carson/Pool via REUTERS
Trump's White House ballroom can move ahead for now, judge rules
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump from proceeding with construction of a $400 million White House ballroom to replace the demolished East...
Feb 26, 2026 Cranes loom over the construction zone of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ballroom at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US and Iran could reach deal if nuclear and non-nuclear issues are separated, says Iranian official
GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran could reach a framework for a deal if Washington separates "nuclear and non-nuclear issues", a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that r...
Feb 26, 2026 An Iranian woman walks past an anti-U.S. billboard in Tehran, Iran, February 26, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
'Peoria Plays America' series gets underway at Peoria Riverfront Museum
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Riverfront Museum is launching its inaugural Peoria Plays America series as part of its recognition of America 250. The series celebrates local figures from Peoria who have m...
Feb 26, 2026
Late Peoria-born, East Peoria-raised guitar icon Gary Dean Richrath (1949-2015), lead guitarist for REO Speedwagon, is featured in A Peoria Plays Exhibition at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. (Photo courtesy of Peoria Riverfront Museum)
