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House approves Pritzker initiative to regulate social media algorithms
Article Summary The Illinois House voted on bipartisan lines to pass the Children's Social Media Safety Act. The bill is designed to limit children's access to social media algorithms that the courts ...
Apr 16, 2026 Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, takes a picture of the vote board in the Illinois House after the passage of a bill in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Carle Health underway with renovations to its Pekin hospital
PEKIN, Ill. - A multi-million dollar investment is being made by Carle Health into its Pekin hospital. Carle announced the $8 million renovation project will help with modernization and longevity, and...
Apr 16, 2026 (Carle Health)
Tennessee murder suspect arrested by US Marshals in Peoria.
PEORIA, Ill. - A man wanted for a murder ten years ago in Tennessee was arrested Wednesday in Peoria. 36-year-old Terry Johnson was taken into custody by US Marshals following a lead by the Memphis Sa...
Apr 16, 2026 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Latin American history, pet custody bills advance in Springfield ahead of deadline
Article Summary Lawmakers entered their final six-week stretch by moving dozens of bills from one chamber to the other. They require the teaching of Latin American education, change child care worker ...
Apr 16, 2026 State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado speaks on the House floor on Wednesday, April 15. (Capitol News Illinois phot by Peter Hancock)
Former Virginia lieutenant governor kills wife, shoots himself, police say
April 16 (Reuters) - Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife before killing himself in their northern Virginia home shortly after midnight, local law enforcement offic...
Apr 16, 2026 Police officers work at the home of former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, after he shot and killed his wife Cerina Fairfax and himself, according to police, in Annandale, Virginia, U.S, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Exclusive-FBI under Trump ramps up probe of ex-CIA chief Brennan over Russia report, sources say
By Andrew Goudsward and Jana Winter WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The FBI plans to question roughly a half-dozen witnesses in its criminal inquiry into ex-CIA Director John Brennan over a U.S. inte...
Apr 16, 2026
Police investigate bomb threat at Chicago-area home of Pope Leo's brother
April 16 (Reuters) - Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb threat made to the Chicago-area home of Pope Leo's brother John Prevost after a search found no explosives or hazardous materials. A b...
Apr 16, 2026
UPDATE: Trump says Lebanon and Israel have reached 10-day ceasefire
UPDATED 1:03 P.M. BEIRUT/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m. EST (2100 GMT),...
Apr 16, 2026 Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, Lebanon, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
US military: 'locked and loaded' to strike Iran's power plants, energy industry if ordered
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. naval blockade of Iran is just an example of "polite" behavior during the ongoing ceasefire and U.S. forces are ready to strike Iran's power plants and energy...
Apr 16, 2026 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a briefing on the Iran war, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Kennedy touts new food policies but skips vaccines in remarks to US Congress
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. highlighted nutrition and food safety in opening remarks before lawmakers on Thursday ...
Apr 16, 2026 U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
