PEORIA, Ill. - The National Weather Service in Lincoln confirms high winds, downed power lines and hail accompanied severe storms that rolled through Central Illinois Thursday night. In Elmwood, 63 mph winds and power lines were reported down on McClellan Road around 6:30 p.m. In Laura, power poles were down on Rt. 150...

PEORIA, Ill. - The Bradley Braves women's basketball team has its new leader. The university announced on Friday that Marquette assistant coach Chaia Meier has been named the 11th head coach in program history. Meier takes over for Kate Popovec-Goss, who was hired last week to be Boston College's head coach. Meier is a...

Article Summary Cook County officials announce recent incidents, including Thursday, of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showing up at courthouses in violation of a new state law prohibiting such actions. It was the fifth known incident of ICE presence at Cook County courthouses in a little over a month,...

By Jenise Rebholz EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) -The intersection near the Par-a-dice Hotel Casino was closed, and traffic was diverted due to a collision Thursday night. 25 News reports the crash happened around 9 p.m. at the intersection of Main Street and Blackjack Boulevard. Illinois State Police, East Peoria Police...

PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's boys of summer will be back on the field this weekend. The Peoria Chiefs begin their 2026 Midwest League season on Friday night with a three-game trip to Cedar Rapids. The Chiefs will return on Tuesday for the home opener after South Bend. The Opening Day roster of 13 position players and 17 pi...

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. fighter jet has been shot down over Iran and a search-and-rescue operation is underway for any survivors, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, in the first such known incident since the war began nearly five weeks ago. The Pentagon and U.S. Central Command di...

PEORIA, Ill. - The National Weather Service in Lincoln confirms high winds, downed power lines and hail accompanied severe storms that rolled through Central Illinois Thursday night. In Elmwood, 63 mph winds and power lines were reported down on McClellan Road around 6:30 p.m. In Laura, power poles were down on Rt. 150...

Flood Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1155 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026 ...The National Weather Service in Lincoln IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois... Illinois River at Peoria affecting Tazewell, Peoria and Woodford Counties. .The following forecasts are based on observed precipit...

KYIV, April 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian ​President ‌Volodymyr Zelenskiy has arrived ‌in ​Istanbul ⁠for talks ⁠with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, ​Zelenskiy's ⁠spokesman ⁠said on ​Saturday. The ​spokesman also told ‌reporters that Zelenskiy ⁠would meet...

By Nandita Bose, Jana Winter, Gram Slattery and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a broader cabinet shake-up in the wake of Attorney General Pam Bondi's removal this week, as he grows increasingly ...