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School report card: Illinois gaining graduates, Peoria schools gaining ground
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state’s annual school report card has been released and it shows there were more high school graduates across Illinois this past year than any school year in the pa...
Cooper Banks Oct 27, 2022
Swedish Match recommends shareholders accept Philip Morris’ sweetened offer
(Reuters) - Tobacco company Swedish Match AB on Thursday recommended that shareholders accept Marlboro maker Philip Morris International Inc's raised buyout bid for the company. Although Philip Morris...
Syndicated Content Oct 27, 2022
Relatives of Uvalde victims call on ‘disgraced’ Texas public safety director to resign
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Relatives of children killed in the Uvalde school shooting confronted the Texas public safety director on Thursday and demanded he resign over the failure of his agency'...
Syndicated Content Oct 27, 2022
Germany’s Continental announces $210 million Mexico expansion
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - German auto parts maker Continental AG said on Thursday it will invest around 210 million euros ($209.48 million) in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, with plans to open a new f...
Syndicated Content Oct 27, 2022
FAA wants U.S. DHC-3 operators to act on service letter following fatal accident
(Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it is contacting De Havilland Canada DHC-3 operators in the United States to ensure they are acting on the aircraft manufacturer's service...
Syndicated Content Oct 27, 2022

State: Peoria-area unemployment continues declines
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the jobless average for all fourteen metro areas of the state is down from the year before, and that includes Peoria. Bure...
Will Stevenson Oct 27, 2022
Venezuela’s PDVSA controls fire at small refinery, restarts other plants from outage
(Reuters) - A fire caused by a thunderstorm at Venezuela's smallest refinery has been brought under control, a Venezuelan minister said, as the country's largest refining facilities restart following ...
Syndicated Content Oct 27, 2022
Factbox-Who’s in and out in Credit Suisse’s day of reckoning
By Pamela Barbaglia (Reuters) - Credit Suisse's latest shake-up has led to the promotion of some senior executives to more powerful roles while others are leaving. The bank is significantly reducing i...
Syndicated Content Oct 27, 2022

Peoria Riverfront Museum achieves ‘rock star’ status with geode, $1m donation
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria Riverfront Museum continues to celebrate its tenth anniversary — this time, in two really big ways. One of those ways is by having acquired a ten foot tall amethy...
Will Stevenson Oct 27, 2022
CS First Boston revival comes with talent and capital dilemmas
By Pamela Barbaglia, Anshuman Daga and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) - Seeking to restore vigour to a business that's been languishing, Credit Suisse says it will reshape its investment bank by res...
Syndicated Content Oct 27, 2022
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