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Biden rejects conditions of plea deal for Sept. 11 attacks defendants
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected several conditions sought by five Guantanamo Bay prisoners as part of a deal with federal prosecutors that would see them plead guilty to conspiring i...
Julia Bradley Sep 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: In this image reviewed by the U.S. Military, members of a legal defence team walk at a U.S. military war crimes court at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba June 5, 2008. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/Pool/File Photo
Peoria Chiefs clinched a playoff berth with a win at home Wednesday night
UPDATED 9/7 1:35 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Chiefs are going to the Midwest League playoffs. Peoria's Minor League Baseball team clinched a playoff spot Wednesday night by defeating the Beloit Sky...
Will Stevenson Sep 06, 2023 (Peoria Chiefs)
UPDATE: Repairs to Pekin Township Building to take place Thursday morning after portion of wall collapses
UPDATED 9:08 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. - Repairs are expected to begin Thursday morning after a portion of the building that houses the Pekin Township offices on Elizabeth St. collapsed Wednesday afternoon. Ci...
Will Stevenson Sep 06, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Weaver running for re-election in Illinois House 93rd District, Democrat challenger emerges
EDWARDS, Ill. - Candidates are starting to declare their candidacy to battle for a seat in Springfield in the 93rd District of the Illinois House. The district encompasses Pekin and portions of Tazewe...
TJ Carson Sep 06, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
A dozen animals rescued from burning home in South Peoria. Here's what happened
PEORIA, Ill. - No one was hurt, but a Peoria home had an estimated $50,000 in damage done by a fire Wednesday afternoon. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the home on Kneer, near Grinnell Street, ...
Will Stevenson Sep 06, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Judge in Trump Georgia election case 'very skeptical' of trying all defendants together
(Reuters) - A Georgia judge on Wednesday said he was "very skeptical" that Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants could stand trial together as soon as next month in a sprawling criminal case accusing them...
Will Stevenson Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower after giving a deposition to New York Attorney General Letitia James who sued him and his Trump Organization, in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
McConnell says he will finish his term in the Senate
UPDATED 8:24 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he plans to serve the rest of his two-year term as party leader and his full six-year term in offic...
Will Stevenson Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to the Senate floor amid ongoing talks over government funding, as the threat of an October government shutdown looms on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Morton School District parents divided over e-mails elementary principal received on controversial issues
MORTON, Ill. - Controversy in the Morton School District, as a Freedom of Information Act request yields copies of e-mails sent to a principal on topics such as Critical Race Theory, sexual education,...
Will Stevenson Sep 06, 2023 (25 News)
Man indicted on Animal Cruelty charges stemming from May discovery in Princeville
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man who originally was arrested on dozens of charges in connection with cases of animal abuse discovered at a Princeville home, and who later only faced one count, now ha...
Will Stevenson Sep 06, 2023 Stephen Kalb (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Three indicted by grand jury after dead and malnourished dogs found on IL River boat; one pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - Three people listed in court documents as homeless have been charged in connection with animals found abandoned on a boat along the Illinois River back in July. A Peoria County grand ju...
Will Stevenson Sep 06, 2023 (25 News)
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