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Grand jury indicts woman accused of causing crash with multiple injuries in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a woman accused of causing a multi-vehicle crash earlier this month that left a man paralyzed. Court documents show that 28-year-old Ganala Johns...
Feb 24, 2026 28-year-old Ganala Johnson. (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria County jury convicts man for sexual assault of teenage relative
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County jury found a man guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage relative more than a year ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 21-year-old Jordan Gibson was fo...
Feb 24, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Nancy Guthrie's family offers $1 million reward for information leading to her recovery
Feb 24 - The Guthrie family is offering up to $1 million as a reward for information that leads to the recovery of Nancy Guthrie, according to a video posted on Instagram on Tuesday by her daughter, N...
Feb 24, 2026 A drone view shows investigators searching the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., February 6, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble
New US tariff starts at 10%, Trump administration working to hike it to 15%
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The United States began collecting a temporary new 10% global import tariff on Tuesday, but the Trump administration was working to increase it to 15%, a White House off...
Feb 24, 2026 Shipping containers at the port of Oakland following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Oakland, California, U.S., February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Utah judge rejects bid to disqualify prosecutors in Charlie Kirk case
Feb 24 (Reuters) - A Utah judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by lawyers for the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to disqualify prosecutors in the case. The decision by District Court ...
Feb 24, 2026 Candles and flowers are placed near an image of Charlie Kirk, during a vigil at Orem City Center Park, after U.S. right-wing activist and commentator, Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Illinois legislators introduce bills to regulate pricing based on personal data
Article Summary Two bills introduced in the house would require companies to tell consumers when their personal data is used in price setting. Known as algorithmic pricing, the practice has come under...
Feb 24, 2026 The state capitol building is seen in Springfield. (CNI file photo)
Zelenskiy marks war anniversary vowing to fight on, with Ukraine's allies divided
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Feb 24 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Ukraine's allies on Tuesday to sustain their support for its four-year-old battle against Russian invasion, as divisions ...
Feb 24, 2026 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife Olena Zelenska attend a commemoration ceremony at a monument to the "Heavenly Hundred", the people killed during the Ukrainian pro-European Union (EU) mass demonstrations in 2014, to mark the 12th anniversary of the end of the uprising, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 20, 2026. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
US airlines cancel over 2,000 flights as storm disruption continues
Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines canceled over 2,000 flights on Tuesday, far fewer than a day earlier, as a powerful winter storm that disrupted airports across the Northeast was expected to ease by e...
Feb 24, 2026 Cancelled flights are displayed on a board at Logan International Airport during a winter blizzard snow storm in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Trump, facing headwinds at home and abroad, to address State of the Union
By Nandita Bose, Bo Erickson and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver the traditional State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday at a fraught moment...
Feb 24, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the end of an event to honor "Angel Families" who have lost family members to crimes committed by people in the country illegally, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Pekin eases restrictions to sell alcohol at gas stations
By Howard Packowitz PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Gas stations in Pekin will soon be able to apply for liquor licenses following city council action on Monday. The council voted 5-1 to erase the rule preven...
Feb 24, 2026 (City of Pekin)
