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The entrance to the Fondulac District Library, a stone and glass entryway in the East Peoria Civic Complex.

Interlibrary loan program a top concern amid looming federal library funding cuts

An office that provides federal funding to libraries and museums across the country has been targeted for elimination by a Trump Administration executive order. Institute of Museum and Library Services grants help operate Peoria Public Library's “Project Next Generation.”

Top NPR News Executive Mike Oreskes Resigns Amid Allegations Of Sexual Harassment

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with NPR CEO Jarl Mohn about how NPR has handled allegations of sexual harassment against NPR's Senior Vice President for News Michael Oreskes, who resigned Wednesday.

Video showing an interview of former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen is played during a hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

Who you'll hear from and what to expect in today's Jan. 6 House committee hearing

In its fifth hearing, the select committee investigating the insurrection will outline Trump's pressure on Department of Justice officials to overturn the 2020 election in his favor.

Capital One has become the nation's largest bank to end overdraft fees for all of its customers. Federal regulators are taking a hard look at bank overdraft fees, which hit customers with lower incomes the hardest.

People hate overdraft fees. Banks are ditching or reducing them

Capital One says it will stop charging overdraft fees and Bank of America is reducing them. These hefty fees hit people with low incomes the hardest.

Apps working with Digits, a new Twitter service, would simply ask for your phone number instead of a password.

Moving Past The Password, But At What Cost?

Apps working with a new Twitter service would simply ask for your phone number instead of a password. In exchange, the company would get some of the most valuable information about you.

Hotel Pere Marquette is one of the dozens of hotels in the Peoria area that was hit hard by the lack of visitors when stay-at-home orders and COVID-19 safety mitigations were in place.

Trial begins for Pere Marquette developers accused of money laundering, mail fraud

The jury trial of two Peoria-area developers is underway this week.

Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus checks out the stage ahead of the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday in Cleveland.

6 Things To Watch At The Republican Convention This Week

The convention kicks off Monday. Will it be as exciting as Donald Trump has promised or will it be ... traditional?

A Life Story In 6 Songs — Part 3

When Erica Werner sings to her singing parrot, the term "songbirds" takes on a whole new meaning.

Israel Kills 6 in Gaza Military Incursion

In an upsurge of Mideast violence, Israeli soldiers kill at least six armed Palestinians in raids in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It was the first Israeli incursion deep inside the Gaza Strip since it withdrew settlers and troops from there last year.

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will resign his post as national security adviser, the White House said on Thursday. He will also be retiring from the Army effective this summer.

Trump National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster To Resign, Be Replaced By John Bolton

According to inside accounts, the president and McMaster clashed when the top aide's cerebral briefings crashed into Trump's more freewheeling style.

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