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Prisoner Review Board chair, member resign in wake of boy's fatal stabbing by released inmate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The longtime chair and a relatively new member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board have resigned, Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced Monday. The governor...
TJ Carson Mar 26, 2024 The Prisoner Review Board office in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Biden says federal government will fund Baltimore bridge rebuild
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden pledged that the federal government will pay the full cost to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, one of the nation's busiest arteries th...
TJ Carson Mar 26, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak about on the ongoing response to the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson
Trump faces gag order in New York hush money criminal case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Tuesday was hit with a judge's gag order sought by prosecutors in his upcoming criminal trial involving hush money paid to a porn star, restricting him from public...
TJ Carson Mar 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Pool/File Photo
Two members of Peoria Fire Department to receive Medal of Valor from state fire marshal
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria firefighters who risked their lives to rescue an unconscious person during a house fire last year are being recognized by the state for their heroic act. Captain Nick Hansen ...
TJ Carson Mar 26, 2024 Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada (center) speaks at a ceremony at Peoria Fire Central, honoring Captain Nick Hansen (left) and firefighter Tobi Roderick (right) for receiving the Medal of Valor from the Illinois State Fire Marshal. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
RFK Jr to pick lawyer Nicole Shanahan as VP in 2024 bid, WSJ reports
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr is expected to announce California-based lawyer Nicole Shanahan as his U.S. vice presidential pick, bypassing better-known potential...
TJ Carson Mar 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hikes with his dogs in the Santa Monica Mountains, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
US Supreme Court appears skeptical of challenge to abortion pill access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared skeptical that the anti-abortion groups and doctors seeking to limit access to the abortion pill have the needed legal standing to...
Julia Bradley Mar 26, 2024 A demonstrator for abortion rights holds hangers during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to preserve broad access to the abortion pill, in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Qatar: UN Gaza resolution has no immediate impact on Doha ceasefire talks
DOHA (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has not had an immediate impact on ceasefire talks in Doha, mediator ...
Julia Bradley Mar 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Palestinians walk past destroyed houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo
No winner for $800 million Powerball lottery, $1.1 billion Mega Millions ahead
(Reuters) -A Powerball drawing for $800 million, one of the largest jackpots in the history of that U.S. lottery game, found no winners on Monday night, ahead of an even larger prize up for grabs in t...
Julia Bradley Mar 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
West Peoria home destroyed by explosions Sunday morning
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple explosions destroyed a West Peoria home early Sunday morning, but the fire chief says an exact cause hasn't been determined because crews had to demolish the home for safe...
Julia Bradley Mar 26, 2024 A West Peoria home on Martin Luther King Drive was destroyed by explosions Sunday morning. (25 News)
East Peoria man accused of attempted murder for shooting Monday afternoon
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A 62-year-old East Peoria man has been arrested in connection with a shooting Monday afternoon that police say was the result of a domestic dispute. East Peoria Police were called ...
Julia Bradley Mar 26, 2024 Midwest Communications