Category Archives: Local News
Some charges against Grayson dropped in second day of his murder trial
PEORIA, Ill. - Prosecutors have agreed to drop some charges against Sean Grayson during the second day of his murder trial in Peoria. 25 News reports charges of aggravated battery and official miscond...
Oct 21, 2025 Macon County Sheriff's Office
UPDATE: Judge's block on deploying National Guard extended indefinitely as Supreme Court weighs case
UPDATED 10/22 6:37 P.M. Editor's note: This story was updated after a hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in which the Trump administration suggested extending U.S. District Judge April Perry's temporary re...
Oct 21, 2025 A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Delivery van driver cited after construction zone crash on Maxwell Road
PEORIA, Ill. - A delivery van driver from Oak Park was cited after a crash in a construction zone on Maxwell Road Tuesday morning. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office says the van was southbound just a...
Oct 21, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria teenager arrested after alleged theft and vehicle crash in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A Peoria teenager has been arrested after allegedly crashing a vehicle following a retail theft in Bloomington. Bloomington Police says officers responded Monday night just after 7...
Oct 21, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Washington creates deputy city administrator position
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The city of Washington has created a new back up role for its city administration. Aldermen on Monday night approved the creation of a Deputy City Administrator position, with Ward ...
Oct 21, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bellevue man charged with receiving and distributing child porn released before trial
PEORIA, Ill. - A Bellevue man accused of receiving and distributing child pornography has been released from pre-trial custody. 25 News reports that 26-year-old Rose Magnus will have to comply with se...
Oct 21, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Bradley shooting suspect was armed with handgun and 30 rounds
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Prosecutors say a Chicago-area man charged in a shooting on the Bradley University campus allegedly carried a handgun with 30 rounds of ammunition. The detention hearing for 1...
Oct 21, 2025 (File-25 News)
Immigration officials seek to justify use of force on Chicago-area protesters
Article Summary Immigration officials overseeing the Department of Homeland Security's "Operation Midway Blitz" were ordered to appear in Chicago federal court on Monday. The judge sought an explanati...
Oct 21, 2025 Several men in U.S. Border Patrol uniforms stand on the roof of an immigration processing center in Broadview, Illinois on Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Jury chosen in murder trial of former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson
UPDATED 5:09 P.M. PEORIA - A jury was chosen Monday in the murder trial of former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder after shooting Sonya Masse...
Oct 20, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
Nearly 2 million Illinoisians set to lose SNAP benefits amid congressional stalemate
Article Summary About 1.9 million people in Illinois are set to lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits beginning Nov. 1 if the federal government shutdown continues into another month...
Oct 20, 2025 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told states SNAP benefits will not be distributed in November if the federal government shutdown does not end this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
