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Walls go up on homes at former McKinley School site in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The walls of the first homes on the former McKinley School site in South Peoria are up. The city and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Peoria had a wall raising ceremony Friday afternoon ...
TJ Carson 14h ago
Europe must be tougher on China trade, Bundesbank chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Europe, in its trade dealings with China, needs to act "in a more offensive way" to protect its own interests and those of its companies, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said ...
Thomson Reuters 14h ago
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois
Article Summary The Trump administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a legal fight over the immediate deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois. The filing comes after...
TJ Carson 14h ago
Harvest numbers normal in Peoria County despite hurdles
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County farmers are expected to clear a couple hurdles in the form of drought conditions and tariffs to have a normal harvest this fall. Farm Bureau Manager Charlie Hensley says f...
TJ Carson 15h ago
Global film industry shrugs off renewed Trump movie tariff threat
By Paul Sandle, Michael Kahn, Byron Kaye and Dawn Chmielewski LONDON/PRAGUE/SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Star Wars: Starfighter" is filming in Britain, soundstages in Hungary are packed and post-pro...
Thomson Reuters 16h ago
Voting Rights Act faces a near-death experience at US Supreme Court
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the U.S. civil rights era, sought by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martin Luth...
Thomson Reuters 16h ago
'No Kings' rallies expected to draw millions across US in protest against Trump
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -More than 2,600 "No Kings" protest events are scheduled to take place on Saturday in all 50 U.S. states, a mass mobilization against President Donald Trump's policies on immi...
Thomson Reuters 16h ago
DBRS boosts Italy's ratings on resilient economy, expectations of stability in debt ratio
(Reuters) -DBRS Morningstar upgraded Italy's credit rating to 'A low' from 'BBB high' on Friday, underpinned by improvements that resulted in a more resilient economy and expectations that fiscal cons...
Thomson Reuters 17h ago
Samsung Electronics family to sell $1.2 billion stake amid share rally
SEOUL (Reuters) -The mother and two sisters of Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee plan to sell some 1.73 trillion won ($1.22 billion) worth of shares in the South Korean tech firm, the company sa...
Thomson Reuters Oct 17, 2025
Sydney Sweeney brings boxer Christy Martin's battles to the big screen
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -American actress Sydney Sweeney transformed into former professional boxer Christy Martin for the biopic "Christy", which chronicles her life in and outside the ring...
Thomson Reuters Oct 17, 2025

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