NORMAL, Ill. - The Dee-Mack Lady Chiefs are the queens of the court. In its first ever trip to the IHSA girls basketball state finals, Dee-Mack won the Class 1A state championship on Saturday morning with a 49-34 win over Mt. Pulaski. Senior forward Dalia Dejesus got a double-double in her final game as a Lady Chief, s...

By Brad Ulery and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A large throne with a golden toilet has been placed on the National Mall in Washington in a critique of ​U.S. President Donald Trump's renovations to the White House. Styled ‌to look...

By Ernest Scheyder and Nate Raymond March 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected claims by environmentalists that the U.S. government in 2024 improperly approved Australia-based ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium and boron mine project in Nevada in a rul...

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A coalition of health and environmental groups on Monday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for repealing federal standards ​for coal-fired power plants that limited mercury and ‌other ha...

PARIS, March 30 (Reuters) - Canadian singer Celine Dion announced on Monday, her birthday, that she will return to the stage this fall with 10 concerts scheduled in Paris, ​spread out over September and October. The much‑anticipated announcement follow...

PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend 12 years in prison for his role in a shooting outside a market in Peoria's East Bluff nearly two years ago. That's after 20-year-old Jaylan Russell pleaded guilty Monday to Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. Russell must serve 85% of the sentence. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Of...

By Bo Erickson and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is upgrading White House facilities for the new East Wing, the administration said on Monday, after President ​Donald Trump said the ballroom would be built atop ‌a ...

By Kate Abnett and Gus Trompiz BRUSSELS, March 30 (Reuters) - The European Commission again resisted a request on Monday by France and other countries to suspend the EU's CO2 emissions levy on imported fertilisers, ​which the governments said would hel...

PEORIA, Ill. - A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a fatal shooting nearly two years ago in downtown Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 42-year-old Larcorles Edwards also pleaded guilty Monday to Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon. Edwards was then sentenced to 25 years in...

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