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Peoria Council begins debate on $321M spending plan for 2024-2025
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria's proposed spending plan for the next two years went before the horseshoe for the first time a month ahead of the city's self-imposed deadline for final approval. Tuesd...
Oct 18, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Doctors recount horror of Gaza hospital blast
GAZA (Reuters) - The head of orthopedic surgery at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital in Gaza, Fadel Naim, had just finished a procedure when he heard a huge explosion and his department filled with people scr...
Oct 18, 2023 An injured person is assisted at Shifa Hospital after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Al-Masri/File Photo
Boys & Girls Clubs unveil expansion plans honoring a former leader
PEORIA, Ill. - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria has announced plans to name their facility at 2703 W. Grinnell Street in honor of Lesley Matuszak, who served as the organization's executive ...
Oct 18, 2023 (Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria)
Rivian's bond issue does not reflect concerns around EV maker's financial health -CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Rivian's earlier-than-expected bond issuance this month was meant to strengthen the EV maker's balance sheet before geopolitical risks tighten capital markets and does not ref...
Oct 17, 2023 Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe speaks at a press event at the Amazon Logistics Facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File photo
Prosecutors to recharge Alec Baldwin for 'Rust' shooting
(Reuters) -New Mexico prosecutors on Tuesday said they intended to recharge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021, ....
Oct 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Actor Alec Baldwin departs his home, as he will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust", in New York, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
Peoria crime statistics to soon become public knowledge as city acknowledges increases in crime rates this year
PEORIA, Ill. - Crime is up in Peoria in 2023, and the public may soon be able to see the data for themselves. One example is gun violence...which 25 News reports is up 25% this year from January to Oc...
Oct 17, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Hundreds killed at Gaza hospital amid conflicting claims
UPDATED 3:23 p.m. GAZA (Reuters) -About 500 Palestinians were killed in a blast at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday that Palestinian health authorities said was caused by an Israeli air strike but that the ...
Oct 17, 2023 Palestinians search for casualties under the rubble of a building destroyed by Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
State officials recommend gas price increase for 4.1 million consumers
(Capitol News Illinois) -- Utility customers throughout Illinois will likely see higher natural gas bills beginning in January after staff at the state's utility regulatory agency recommended rate inc...
Oct 17, 2023 Yessenia Balcazar of the Southeast Environmental Task Force holds a sign at a March 27 protest of Peoples Gas’ proposed rate increase in downtown Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Cat dies in Peoria house fire
UPDATED 2:45 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - No people were hurt, but a cat lost its life after a fire starting around noon Tuesday in Northwest Peoria. Peoria firefighters say a neighbor first reported the fire ...
Oct 17, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US retail sales beat expectations in boost to third-quarter GDP growth expectations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in September as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and spent more at restaurants and bars, cementing expectations th...
Oct 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People visit a retail store during the holiday season in New York City, U.S., December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
