Category Archives: Local News
Illinois lawmakers react to U.S. Military strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Illinois political leaders from both parties are responding after President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Iran, a move that has sparked debate in Washington over exe...
Feb 28, 2026 Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Judge orders release of dozens of immigrants detained illegally by ICE in Chicago
February 27, 2026 Article Summary A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of 32 people detained by federal immigration agents without warrants or probable cause. Those people must be released by...
Feb 28, 2026 Attorneys Michelle García of the ACLU of Illinois and Mark Fleming of the National
Immigrant Justice Center answer reporter questions on Feb. 27, 2026, at the Dirksen
Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Even amid partial DHS shutdown, Illinois remains on edge over ICE coming back
February 28, 2026 Article Summary Illinois and Chicago leaders are considering their legislative options while remaining on guard for another round of immigration raids, even as the Department of Home...
Feb 28, 2026 State and local officials discuss proposed revisions to the Welcoming City Ordinance at
Chicago’s City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by
Sam Freeman)
New roadwork in the Peoria area begins on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - On Monday, the University Street and Northmoor Intersection Reconstruction Project begins with lane closures on University Street from Cherokee Lane to the entrance of the North Univers...
Feb 28, 2026 Midwest Communications
East Bluff home under construction damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a home under construction in Peoria's East Bluff Friday night. Battalion Chief Larry Carter said crews arrived at a two-and-a-half story home in the area of ...
Feb 28, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Victim in fatal crash in rural Tazewell County identified
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A 35-year-old man has been identified as the victim in a fatal single-vehicle crash Tuesday evening in rural Tazewell County. Coroner Charles Hanley says Christopher Murray of ...
Feb 27, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Man arrested after allegedly showing weapon during Peoria road rage incident
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was arrested after a road rage incident Thursday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Police says the incident occurred in the area of Sheridan and Lake just after 12:45 P.M. The adult mal...
Feb 27, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
High schoolers flood state Capitol to advocate for drug abuse prevention bills
Article Summary The Illinois Prevention Network rallied high school students to lobby state legislators to pass drug and alcohol regulation bills. House Bill 4333 aims to lower the legal blood-alcohol...
Feb 27, 2026 Students with the Illinois Prevention Network at the Capitol on Wednesday pushing bills aimed at drug regulation and reduction. (Medill Illinois News Bureau, courtesy of Kate Bell, Illinois Prevention Network)
Woman sentenced for hijacking at Peoria shopping center
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman has received the maximum sentence possible after hijacking at a Peoria strip mall last summer. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 33-year-old Taccara Dear to 12 ye...
Feb 27, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man sentenced after sexual predator sting operation by Chillicothe Police
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge sentenced a man Friday after being caught in an online sting operation to catch sexual predators. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 39-year-old Domi...
Feb 27, 2026 courtroom gavel
