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California man charged with defrauding Central Illinois investors
URBANA, Ill. - A California man and his company are accused of defrauding Central Illinois residents out of more than $20 million. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Brett Bartlett, 37, and his companies...
Will Stevenson May 04, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Chokehold death of homeless man on New York subway ruled a homicide
(Reuters) - The death of a man who was placed in a chokehold by a fellow passenger on a New York City subway train earlier this week has been ruled a homicide by the city's medical examiner as calls f...
Will Stevenson May 04, 2023 Subway riders walk at the Broadway-Lafayette subway station, after according to local media reports a 30-year-old man acting erratically on a F subway train died on Monday afternoon after a fellow rider restrained him with a chokehold according to the police and a video of the encounter, in New York City, U.S., May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Republican debt-limit plan would cut US jobs, slow growth, economist tells Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican plan to cut federal spending in exchange for lifting the U.S. government's debt ceiling would lower employment, slow economic growth and "meaningfully increase" the...
Will Stevenson May 04, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A cyclist passes by the U.S. Capitol building, on the morning of the first day of the 118th Congress in Washington, DC, U.S., January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Cherry/File Photo
Illinois fallen officers memorialized at ceremony in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Officers in Illinois who made the ultimate sacrifice in the past year were honored Thursday in Springfield. The annual ceremony took place at the Illinois Peace Officer Memorial sc...
TJ Carson May 04, 2023 (Illinois Fraternal Order of Police)
East Peoria Jenny Craig not closing -managers
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Weight loss company Jenny Craig is still planning on closing a number of locations, but the East Peoria location isn't one of them. That's according to managers of that store. They...
Will Stevenson May 04, 2023 (Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teen convicted of 2022 carjacking
PEORIA, Ill. - A local jury has convicted a Peoria teenager of his role in a carjacking almost a year and a half ago. Peoria County Court records indicate Dayvon Dillard, now 19, was convicted Wednesd...
Will Stevenson May 04, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teen injured in Eastside Centre stabbing
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Police in East Peoria say an eighth grade student is "pretty fortunate" after being stabbed during a fight Saturday. Police say both the student and what was termed a non-current F...
Will Stevenson May 04, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bill to address prescription drug prices moving through Illinois Legislature
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Legislature is taking on prices of prescription drugs. A bill passed Wednesday in the Illinois House would address "price gouging" on generic or "essential off-patent"...
TJ Carson May 04, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US jury sides with Ed Sheeran in 'Let's Get It On' copyright trial
(Reuters) - British pop superstar Ed Sheeran's 2014 hit "Thinking Out Loud" did not unlawfully copy from Marvin Gaye's classic 1973 song "Let's Get It On," a jury in Manhattan federal court decided on...
Will Stevenson May 04, 2023 Singer Ed Sheeran arrives at the Manhattan federal court for his copyright trial in New York City, U.S., May 4, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
East Peoria home damaged by fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A home in East Peoria suffered $60,000 in damage during a fire late Thursday morning. East Peoria Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerman says crews were called to the home just after 10:30 a.m...
Will Stevenson May 04, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)