Author Archives: TJ Carson
PCHS choir program ending, students petitioning to save it
PEKIN, Ill. - The final performance for a Pekin Community High School show choir is on the horizon. 25 News reports that the "Noteables" will be discontinued at the end of the school year, with the pr...
Dec 26, 2025 (Pekin Community High School Noteables)
Zelenskiy to hold high-stakes talks on land, security with Trump on Sunday
KYIV, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will discuss territorial issues, the main stumbling block in talks to end the war, with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunda...
Dec 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference on the day of the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo
New laws: Illinois expands job-protected leave for parents with newborns in NICU
Article Summary People who work for employers of between 16 and 50 people will get up to 10 days of unpaid leave if they have a newborn in neonatal intensive care. Larger employers have to offer up to...
Dec 26, 2025 The Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria Heights man arrested for allegedly trying to meet minor
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A Peoria Heights man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to meet with a minor. Woodford County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says 41-year-old Daniel Ca...
Dec 26, 2025 (Woodford County Sheriff's Office)
Autopsy scheduled for victim in Tazewell County fatal crash
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - An autopsy is scheduled for Friday morning for the victim of a Christmas Eve fatal crash in Tazewell County. Coroner Charles Hanley says the crash occurred in rural Mackinaw on...
Dec 26, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
US says it struck Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria
PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 25 (Reuters) - The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and t...
Dec 26, 2025 A missile is launched from a military vessel at an unidentified location, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released by the Department of War on December 25, 2025. U.S. Department of War Via X/Handout via REUTERS
Arrest made after man allegedly robs Peoria gas station
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been arrested after allegedly committing an armed robbery to a Peoria gas station on Monday. Peoria Police says officers responded just before 7:15 A.M. to the Marathon on For...
Dec 23, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Local state senators help improve access to special education student records
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A bipartisanship effort by central Illinois lawmakers will improve access for records of special education students in the state in the new year. 25 News reports the law will make ...
Dec 23, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former senior living facility in East Peoria targeted for conversion into apartments
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A former senior living facility in East Peoria could be revived as multi-family housing. Accolade EP Rentals received preliminary approval last week from commissioners for a specia...
Dec 23, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
US Justice Department releases new tranche of Epstein files
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department released a new trove of documents on Tuesday from its investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, inclu...
Dec 23, 2025 Jeffrey Epstein. via U.S. Justice Department
