Category Archives: Top Stories
ADM to buy UK-based firm to boost nutrition business
(Reuters) - U.S. agribusiness Archer-Daniels-Midland said on Tuesday it would buy UK-based flavor and ingredient firm FDL, as the company looks to expand its nutrition business. ADM, one of the world'...
Dec 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Man arrested after chase Monday for attempted armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about the attempted armed robbery in South Peoria Monday that injured one person and resulted in the arrest of another. Peoria Police say it happened at the Dollar G...
Dec 19, 2023 (25 News)
Smoking and oxygen tank cause fire to West Peoria home
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - Two people are injured - one seriously - after smoking caused a fire in West Peoria. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the fire broke out around 2:00 a.m. Tuesday on Barker ...
Dec 19, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Sorensen discusses prescription drug prices in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-East Moline) was in Peoria Monday to hear firsthand from local health leaders about high prescription drug prices, and what can be done about it. Sorensen wen...
Dec 19, 2023 (25 News)
Israel keeps pounding Gaza, Houthis vow more Red Sea attacks
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel kept pounding the shattered Gaza Strip on Tuesday while Yemen's pro-Palestinian Houthi movement vowed to defy a U.S.-led naval mission and keep hitting Israeli targets in ...
Dec 19, 2023 Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip December 19, 2023. REUTERS/Shadi Tabatibi
Washington City Council votes to opt of new Illinois law for city employees
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The City Council in Washington is opting out of a new state law that mandates workers in Illinois getting at least 40 hours of paid time off every year. The City Council Monday nigh...
Dec 19, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Apple to halt US sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 smartwatches over patent dispute
(Reuters) -Apple said on Monday it would pause sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the United States from this week, as it deals with a patent dispute over the technology that enables th...
Dec 19, 2023 New Apple Watches Series 9 are displayed during the 'Wonderlust' event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Google to pay $700 million to US consumers, states in Play store settlement
(Reuters) -Alphabet's Google has agreed to pay $700 million and to allow for greater competition in its Play app store, according to the terms of an antitrust settlement with U.S. states and consumers...
Dec 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
U.S. launches Red Sea force as ships reroute to avoid attacks
MANAMA (Reuters) -Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said the United States was leading a multinational operation to safeguard commerce in the Red Sea as attacks by Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi mi...
Dec 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meet, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Stewart/ FILE PHOTO
Last beam to be put in place for new Peoria County Health and Human Services building
PEORIA, Ill. - On Tuesday, thanks in part to Monday's wind, the final beam will be in place on top of the new Peoria County Health and Human Services building. Located on the site of the former Peoria...
Dec 18, 2023 (Peoria County via Facebook)
