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Illinois Secretary of State releases examples of rejected personalized plate requests in 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says you can get creative with your license plates, but you have to keep it clean. Giannoulias on Wednesday says 304 applications for ...
Dec 20, 2023 (Illinois Secretary of State via Facebook)
Toyota recalling 1.12 million vehicles over potential air bag issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Toyota Motor said on Wednesday it will recall 1.12 million vehicles worldwide because a short circuit in a sensor could cause air bags not to deploy as designed. The recall cover...
Dec 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO:A Toyota logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File photo
North Korea's Kim warns of 'nuclear attack' if provoked with nukes -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if an enemy provokes it with nuclear weapons, state media reported on Thursday. Kim made t...
Dec 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 5, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
TSA visits Peoria International Airport to give tips on holiday travel
PEORIA, Ill. - Transportation Security Administration officials gave tips to travelers at Peoria International Airport on Wednesday on making the check-in process as smooth as possible. While PIA may ...
Dec 20, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden attacks Trump's anti-immigrant 'blood' comments in Wisconsin visit
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden criticized presidential opponent Donald Trump's recent anti-immigrant comments as he visited a Black-owned business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a state that ...
Dec 20, 2023 Workers listen as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda during a visit to Ingeteam Inc.’s Milwaukee facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Illinois Supreme Court rules Chicago not liable for pothole on street not 'intended' for cyclists
(Capitol News Illinois) - Bicyclists are nearly always "permitted" users of the road - but are only "intended" users of the road when bike lanes or signage are present, the Illinois Supreme Court rule...
Dec 20, 2023 After Clark Alave suffered injuries from a crash involving a pothole in Chicago, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled cyclists are not always “intended” users of the road, meaning the city wasn’t liable for Alave’s injuries. (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams)
Public health officials urge caution around respiratory illnesses
(Capitol News Illinois) -The Illinois Department of Public Health is advising Illinoisans to take precautions to avoid spreading respiratory illnesses as cases around the state and country are on the ...
Dec 20, 2023 Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. IDPH is warning Illinoisans to take precautions against the spread of respiratory viruses as hospitalizations rise. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
East Peoria City Council reverses course, bans commercial cannabis cultivation facilities
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Cannabis dispensaries are still okay in East Peoria. Commercial cannabis-growing operations, however, are not. The East Peoria City Council Tuesday night voted to change its ordina...
Dec 20, 2023 Elsa Olofsson / CC
Philadelphia TV news helicopter crashes in New Jersey
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Two employees of a Philadelphia television station are dead after their station's news helicopter crashed in New Jersey Tuesday night. According to FOX News and the televis...
Dec 20, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Police now say Mason City school threats aren't credible
UPDATED 1:23 P.M. MASON CITY, Ill. - Classes are canceled at some schools in the Illini Central School District, after someone made violent threats for the second day in a row - threats police say are...
Dec 20, 2023 Montse PB / CC
