Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Trump reaped over $100 million through fraud, New York says as trial starts
UPDATED 4:12 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A defiant Donald Trump attacked New York's attorney general and the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial as it began on Monday, with a state lawyer accusing th...
Oct 02, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, at a Manhattan courthouse, in New York City, U.S., October 2, 2023. Jefferson Siegel/Pool via REUTERS
Powerball jackpot crosses $1 billion again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - You have another chance at a lottery jackpot that's worth more than a billion dollars. No one matched all five numbers and the red "Powerball" in Saturday night's multi-state Power...
Oct 01, 2023 (Powerball)
US Rep Bowman faces investigation after pulling fire alarm at Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman faced investigation on Sunday, the morning after he pulled a fire alarm in the Capitol complex as his party was trying to delay a ke...
Oct 01, 2023 U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks prior to U.S. President Joe Biden delivering remarks on the federal government's debt limit during a visit to SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla in Valhalla, New York, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Five dead after crash and chemical leak near Effingham
TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. - As many as five people are dead after several vehicles crashed in the east of Effingham, and one of them started leaking anhydrous ammonia. Authorities say the crashes happened late...
Oct 01, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
UPDATE: Republican House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown
UPDATED 8:45 A.M. 10/1/23 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. House Republican Kevin McCarthy could face an untimely end to his role as speaker after a hardline critic within his own party on Sunday called...
Sep 30, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol after the House of Representatives passed a stopgap government funding bill to avert an immediate government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. September 30, 2023. REUTERS/ Ken Cedeno
US Congress passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand b...
Sep 30, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol after the House of Representatives passed a stopgap government funding bill to avert an immediate government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. September 30, 2023. REUTERS/ Ken Cedeno
Stretch of Veteran's Drive in Pekin named in honor of community leader
PEKIN, Ill. - A stretch of Veteran's Drive in Pekin has been named in honor of a community leader. Signs indicating the Carol A. Shields Memorial Highway on Veteran's Drive are located at Griffin Aven...
Sep 30, 2023 (Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce)
Site of former Hale Church could soon be owned by the city of Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The corner lot where the historic Hale Church once stood could soon be in the possession of the city of Peoria. 25 News reports the city is in the process of finalizing the ti...
Sep 30, 2023 (25 News)
All-day event Saturday in downtown Peoria aims to raise funds to help restore the Madison Theater
PEORIA, Ill. - An all-day party in downtown Peoria aims to help with the efforts to restore a century-old building in the area. The "Blockbuster Bash for the Madison" takes place Saturday, from 10:30 ...
Sep 30, 2023
Trump, DeSantis court Republican activists in California
ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) -Donald Trump campaigned in California on Friday, just two days after skipping the Republican presidential debate there, looking to build support in the state with the bi...
Sep 30, 2023 A supporter of former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prays at the site of the fall convention of the California Republican Party in Anaheim, California, U.S., September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
