Category Archives: Top Stories
Illinois man who shot 8 people to death was family to most of his victims
(Reuters) - A man who fatally shot eight people in Illinois over the weekend before taking own life as law enforcement closed in on him in Texas was a family relative to most of his victims, but his m...
Jan 24, 2024 Romeo Nance, sought by the Joliet Police Department as a suspect in the shooting deaths of seven people in two homes, poses in an undated photograph released by investigators in Joliet, Illinois, U.S. Joliet Police Department/Handout via REUTERS
Peoria council approves spending $1.2M in federal funds for violence prevention
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The Peoria City Council has decided it will spend $1.2 million in American Rescue Plan funds to light up neighborhoods considered high-crime areas of the city. Following up on...
Jan 24, 2024 Scott McLeod / CC
Biden wins write-in vote in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden won an unusual Democratic write-in vote in New Hampshire's primary election on Tuesday, an important display of political strength, despit...
Jan 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden departs after attending Mass at St. Edmond's Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., January 20, 2024. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
UPDATE: Trump and Haley shift focus to South Carolina in Republican presidential battle
UPDATED 1:44 P.M. MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) -Republicans Donald Trump and Nikki Haley turned their focus to South Carolina on Wednesday for the next big contest to determine their party's pr...
Jan 23, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his New Hampshire presidential primary election night watch party, in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S., January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar
State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023
(Capitol News Illinois) - Fatal crashes on interstates and expressways in Illinois fell by 7 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year, and shootings were down more than 30 percent. Illinois State...
Jan 23, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Grand jury indicts Peoria man for murder
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria man charged with the city's first homicide of the year has been indicted by a grand jury. Peoria County Court records indicate David Stone, 39, was formally charged Tuesday w...
Jan 23, 2024 David Stone (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
US strikes targets in Iraq after forces wounded
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States carried out strikes in Iraq against three facilities linked to Iran-backed militia on Tuesday, the Pentagon said, after a weekend attack on an Iraqi air base th...
Jan 23, 2024 Ken Jones / CC
US determined to remain strong security partner for Nigeria -Blinken
ABUJA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States is determined to remain a strong security partner for Nigeria, whose military is backed by the U.S., Br...
Jan 23, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria Yusuf Tuggar at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, January 23, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
Charles Osgood, folksy host of CBS 'Sunday Morning,' dies at 91
(Reuters) - Charles Osgood, a broadcaster known for his folksy demeanor and gentle wit who served as the longtime host of the CBS News "Sunday Morning" show and the radio program "The Osgood File," ha...
Jan 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Executive producer Rand Morrison (L) and anchor Charles Osgood of "CBS Sunday Morning" accept the outstanding morning program award during the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, California June 16, 2013. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
UPDATE: Pritzker touts climate investments despite renewables lagging state goals
UPDATED 1/25/24 CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois)- Boston-based Nexamp, a major player in the solar energy industry, is joining the growing list of renewable technology companies that have expanded or r...
Jan 23, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Chicago offices of Nexamp, one of the major players in the nation’s solar energy industry. The company on Monday announced its intention to spend $2 billion in Illinois in the near future, including building a second headquarters in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
