Category Archives: Top Stories
Gun rights groups to seek Supreme Court ruling on assault weapons
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gun rights advocacy groups say they intend to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state's assault weapons ban after a federal appeals court on Friday r...
Nov 07, 2023 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Hannah Meisel)
Juvenile shot in foot Monday night; police investigating
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager is expected to be okay after being shot in the foot late Monday night. Peoria Police say the 15-year-old boy told investigators he was hit when someone shot at the vehicle he...
Nov 07, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US Senate Democrats block Republican bid to aid Israel, not Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican effort to win quick approval for a bill providing emergency aid to Israel that passed the House of Representatives last wee...
Nov 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
UPDATE: Hunter Biden prosecutor testifies behind closed doors to House Republicans
Updated: 9:44 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Special Counsel David Weiss, who is leading the probe into President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, is appearing on Tuesday for a closed-door interview wit...
Nov 07, 2023 File photo: U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, arrives to appear in a federal court on gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File photo
UPDATE: Israel says its forces operating in 'heart of Gaza City'
UPDATED 2:16 P.M. GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday its forces were operating deep in Gaza City in their battle to wipe out Hamas in the Palestinian enclave, and that the Islamist mili...
Nov 07, 2023 Medics carry a Palestinian casualty following Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City November 7, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Al-Masri
Ron DeSantis scores Iowa governor's endorsement in Republican primary race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday endorsed Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis' bid to be the party's nominee, a much-needed boost to the Florida governor as he se...
Nov 07, 2023 Florida Governor and U.S. Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a rally, as Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (not pictured) endorses DeSantis's bid to be the Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential race, in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey
US Republicans expect no votes on stopgap this week as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives said they do not expect to move forward this week on a stopgap funding measure to keep federal agencies open, even with...
Nov 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to members of the Republican conference gathered on the outer steps of the House of Representatives to listen to him deliver remarks after he was elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Gaza death toll tops 10,000; UN calls it a children's graveyard
GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza is becoming a "graveyard for children", U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, amplifying demands for a ceasefire in the enclave, where Palestinian health author...
Nov 06, 2023 An Israeli military unit fires from an undisclosed location near the Gaza Strip border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
EPA, Pekin ethanol facilities reach settlement over emissions standards violations
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Environmental Protection Agency says it's reached a settlement with a local ethanol producer over air pollution violations. The EPA says Alto Pekin LLC and Alto ICP LLC have been f...
Nov 06, 2023 (Environmental Protection Agency)
UPDATE: Inmate at Pekin federal prison dies
UPDATE 5:06 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. - One inmate at the Pekin federal prison is dead after a fight Monday. The Department of Justice says David Tran, 67, died after what they called a "perceived altercation"...
Nov 06, 2023 Federal Correctional Institute Pekin (Bureau of Prisons)
