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Marketing agency adds second downtown Peoria office
PEORIA, Ill. - An entity with its headquarters in downtown Peoria is moving in to a second location not far away from their first. Marketing and advertising company Simantel says it's opened up a seco...
Will Stevenson Mar 19, 2024 © Chris McGuire Photography. (MAXAM Building via Facebook)
Chicagoans vote on real estate tax hike to fight homelessness
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicagoans will vote in Tuesday's primary election on whether to increase the tax rate on real estate transfers worth over $1 million in order to raise funds for affordable housing...
Will Stevenson Mar 19, 2024 The skyline is seen in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 19, 2017. REUTERS/John Gress/File Photo
UPDATE: In test of Trump's clout, Ohio Republicans pick US Senate challenger
UPDATED 8:59 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bernie Moreno won the Republican nomination to take on Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown in November, Edison Research projected on Tuesday, in a race that had be...
Will Stevenson Mar 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former Republican senate candidate Bernie Moreno introduces JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr. at an event ahead of next month's primary election in Independence, Ohio, U.S., April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse
Agricultural business ecosystem discussed at Peoria USDA lab
PEORIA, Ill. - Leaders in business and agriculture in central Illinois are looking for ways to help each other out. They came together at Peoria's USDA Agriculture Lab on Tuesday to discuss the latest...
TJ Carson Mar 19, 2024 Peoria National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Director Todd Ward speaks at a forum for business and agriculture leaders. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Netanyahu spurns Biden plea to call off Rafah assault in Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spurned a plea from Joe Biden to call off a planned ground assault of Rafah, the last refuge in Gaza for more tha...
Will Stevenson Mar 19, 2024 Palestinians gather to receive free food as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger, during the holy month of Ramadan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Classic rock band Kansas returning to Peoria next fall
PEORIA, Ill. - The legendary rock band Kansas is returning to Peoria later this year. Kansas is extending their 50th Anniversary tour-Another Fork in the Road, making a stop at the Peoria Civic Center...
Julia Bradley Mar 19, 2024 (Kansas via Facenbook)
Trump fails to secure bond for $454 million judgment in civil fraud case as asset seizures loom
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's efforts to secure a bond to cover a $454 million judgment in a New York civil fraud case has been rejected by 30 surety companies, his lawyers said on Monday, inchi...
Julia Bradley Mar 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on stage during a campaign rally tonight in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jay Paul/File Photo
Jackpots continue to soar with Powerball and Mega Millions games
CHICAGO, Ill. - No one won Monday night's Powerball jackpot. So, Wednesday night's drawing will be worth an estimated $687 million. A single winner of Wednesday night's Powerball could also opt to tak...
Julia Bradley Mar 19, 2024 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
UPDATE: Top US congressional Republican, Democrat say deal reached on spending
UPDATED: 8:23 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican and Democrat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they had reached a deal to keep the government funded through the rest of the fiscal year...
Julia Bradley Mar 19, 2024 People walk past the U.S. Capitol building as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown looms in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Out of money, Pentagon chief tries to convince allies of commitment to Ukraine
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday sought to convince European allies that President Joe Biden's administration is still committed to supporting Ukrai...
Julia Bradley Mar 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks on the day of the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of General Mark A. Milley, 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and an Armed Forces Hail in honor of General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at Summerall Field at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo