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Ground broken on new East Peoria apartment complex and retail development
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Ground is officially being broken on what's being called a luxury apartment complex in East Peoria. "Blutowne" is expected to be complete around Fall, 2025, and will be in the Leve...
Oct 05, 2023 (25 News)
US weekly jobless claims rise slightly; trade deficit narrows sharply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose moderately last week, while layoffs declined in September, pointing to still-tight labor market condition...
Oct 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
UPDATE: Biden says he can't stop US funds directed for border wall
UPDATED 3:52 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Thursday he can't stop federal funds from being used to build sections of a U.S.-Mexico border wall after Congress appropriated the...
Oct 05, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2023.?REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/ File Photo
UPDATE: GM makes new counteroffer to UAW in strike talks
UPDATED 12:51 P.M. DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors said on Thursday it had made a counteroffer to the United Auto Workers (UAW) in a bid to end a strike by the union against the U.S. automaker. Sepa...
Oct 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan bid to fill top job in leaderless US House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The race to replace ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took shape on Wednesday as Steve Scalise, the chamber's No. 2 Republican, and Jim Jordan, a leading antagonist of Democrat...
Oct 05, 2023 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), a prime contender in the race to be the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, arrives for a meeting with the Texas Republican House delegation the morning after former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the position of Speaker by a House vote, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Powerball jackpot grows to $1.4 billion after no winner Wednesday
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.4 billion after no one matched all six numbers Wednesday night. Wednesday's winning numbers were: 9, 35, 54, 63, 64 and the Powerba...
Oct 05, 2023 (Powerball)
Peoria firefighters responds to fire on Utah Street
PEORIA, Ill. - Fire crews were called to a home in the area of W. Utah and SW Adams Streets late Wednesday morning in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says when firefighters arrived around 11:3...
Oct 05, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bradley University professor sees McCarthy ouster vote as "historic," but not surprised by it
PEORIA, Ill. - For a professor at Bradley University, the ouster of California Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House was "historic," but not too surprising. Megan Remmel is an ...
Oct 04, 2023 Matt Johnson / CC
With trial underway, Trump appeals New York judge's fraud ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Wednesday appealed a judge's refusal to dismiss New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud lawsuit against him and his family business, two days after the...
Oct 04, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while talking to the media during a break as he attends trial in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James against him, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in New York City, U.S., October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Peoria Airport receives money for more western service
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria International Airport is getting federal money to expand air travel service to the west. The airport says it has received $500,000 in federal funding through the Small Commun...
Oct 04, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
