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Bonnie Raitt, 'Swan Lake' coming to Civic Center in 2024
PEORIA, Ill. - A legendary singer and a world-renown ballet production will be among the productions coming next year to the Peoria Civic Center. The Civic Center says Bonnie Raitt has added Peoria as...
Oct 23, 2023 Lindsey Turner / CC
White House wants safe passage out of Gaza, especially for US citizens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration wants to ensure safe passage for people out of Gaza, especially for U.S. citizens, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Monday. "W...
Oct 23, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation about his approaches to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, humanitarian assistance in Gaza and continued support for Ukraine in their war with Russia, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool/File Photo
Alaska Airlines flight diverts after off-duty pilot attempts to disable engines
(Reuters) -An Alaska Airlines flight bound for San Francisco was diverted to Portland, Oregon, after an off-duty pilot inside the flight deck attempted to disable the aircraft engines. Alaska Airlines...
Oct 23, 2023 Thank You (24 Millions ) views / CC
The Salvation Army needs coats ahead of Christmas sign-ups
PEORIA, Ill. - The Salvation Army is collecting coats for their 38th "Coats for Kids" program. The Corps' Kathy Anderson says they need new and gently used coats for all ages, and the need keeps growi...
Oct 23, 2023 (Salvation Army)
UPDATE: UAW expands strike against Stellantis, hitting pickup truck plant
UPDATED 2:15 P.M. WASHINGTON/DETROIT -The United Auto Workers (UAW) union went on strike at Chrysler-parent Stellantis's largest assembly plant on Monday, hitting the automaker's profitable RAM 1500 p...
Oct 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The logo of Stellantis is seen on a company's building in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, France, February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Two shot inside downtown business in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Police were called just after 3 a.m. Monday to Big Al's on SW Jefferson for a shooting. Initially, officers were told a man was shot inside the business and had life-threatening injurie...
Oct 23, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
UPDATE: Construction worker killed in Monday morning crash in Chillicothe
UPDATED 11:35 A.M. CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A man is dead after being hit by a vehicle Monday morning in Chillicothe. Illinois State Police say a two-vehicle crash happened at Rt. 29 and Hillcrest Drive ju...
Oct 23, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Republican search for new US House leader returns to square one
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans, whose party infighting has paralyzed the U.S. House of Representatives for three weeks, will begin again on Monday to try to pick a new speaker to lead the chamber ...
Oct 23, 2023 Members of the Capitol Hill press corps keep watch as the U.S. House of Representatives gathers for a third round of voting to elect a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Israel pounds Gaza as soldiers skirmish with Hamas
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel bombarded Gaza with more air strikes on Monday as its soldiers fought Hamas militants on the ground in raids within the besieged Palestinian enclave. In signs that the...
Oct 23, 2023 Palestinians inspect the site of Israeli strikes on a house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Peoria home demolished after fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a home overnight on S. Webster Street, near McBean, in Peoria. Crews found smoke coming from the two-story home, but no one was inside. Additional crews were...
Oct 23, 2023 D4E / CC
