Category Archives: Top Stories
New CEO of public television's WTVP selected. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A name familiar in the community will become the new head of public television station WTVP. Jenn Gordon - former Executive Director of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois - will take over...
Will Stevenson Mar 21, 2024 Jenn Gordon, center, dressed in black, will become the new CEO of WTVP in late-April. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
ISP increasing starting pay for troopers to $90K. Here's why
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - In an effort to recruit top quality candidates, Illinois State Police is now offering over $90,000 in starting pay for all new troopers. "Our Illinois State Police officers nobly s...
Julia Bradley Mar 21, 2024 (Illinois State Police)
Apple accused of monopolizing smartphone markets in US antitrust lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice and 15 states on Thursday sued Apple, alleging it used the powerful demand for its iPhone and other products to drive up prices for its services an...
TJ Carson Mar 21, 2024 People stand outside an Apple Store as Apple's new iPhone 15 officially goes on sale across China, in Shanghai, China September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song
US regulators urge Congress to look into grocery profits
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recommended Thursday that policymakers look further into profits at grocery store operators that remain elevated since the pandemic and promotion...
TJ Carson Mar 21, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The Kroger supermarket chain's headquarters is shown in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Lisa Baertlein/File Photo
Trump campaign pleads for one million donations as cash crunch looms
(Reuters) - Donald Trump's campaign on Wednesday called for donations from one million of his backers, warning he could lose his New York properties, two days after the former president failed to secu...
Julia Bradley Mar 21, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a watch party event to mark the Super Tuesday primary elections at his Mar-a-Lago property, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall; labor market gradually cooling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting that job growth remained strong in March. The Federal Reserve on Wedne...
Julia Bradley Mar 21, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Biden cancels $6 billion in student loan debt for 78,000 public service workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday that $6 billion in student loans would be canceled for 78,000 borrowers, bringing his administration's total student debt cancellatio...
Julia Bradley Mar 21, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden announces a preliminary agreement with Intel for a major CHIPS and Science Act award, during a visit to the Intel Ocotillo Campus, in Chandler, Arizona, U.S., March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
UPDATE: Final spot for Republicans on Tazewell County Board District 3 changes hands after more ballots counted
UPDATED 4:53 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. - The final spot in District 3 for the Republican nomination for the Tazewell County Board has changed hands...for the time being. County Clerk John Ackerman says 86 addi...
Julia Bradley Mar 21, 2024 Midwest Communications
Haiti suspected gang members set on fire as conflict spreads to capital suburb
(Reuters) -Suspected gang members were killed during an attack on the Petion-Ville neighborhood on the southern outskirts of Haiti's capital, as a clash with police and locals pointed to a resurgence ...
Julia Bradley Mar 21, 2024 People walk past a damaged car in the Carrefour Feuilles neighborhood, which was deserted due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol
UPDATE: Braves men wins first game in NIT Wednesday over Loyola
UPDATED 3/21 4:35 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The Bradley Braves men's basketball team has its first win in the National Invitation Tournament. The Braves, seeded #3, defeated Chicago's Loyola Ramblers 74-62....
Will Stevenson Mar 20, 2024 (Mike Wild/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)