Category Archives: Top Stories
OSF announces first baby born in 2026 to parents from La Rose
PEORIA, Ill. - A pair of La Rose parents welcomed their little rosebud as the first baby of 2026 at OSF Saint Francis. OSF says Baby boy Emmett was born at 1:29 A.M. Thursday to parents Levi and Sydne...
Jan 01, 2026 (OSF Healthcare)
US federal workers challenge Trump policy on gender-affirming care
Jan 1 (Reuters) - A group of federal government employees on Thursday filed a class action complaint against President Donald Trump's administration over a new policy that will eliminate coverage for ...
Jan 01, 2026 FILE PHOTO: People hold pro-trans signs after a hearing in the multi-state lawsuit over President Trump's order ending all federal funding or support for healthcare that aids gender transitions for people younger than 19, outside a courthouse in Seattle, Washington, U.S., February 28, 2025. REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo
Arson damages South Peoria home on New Year's Eve
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson is being blamed for a New Year's Eve fire at a South Peoria house. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the area of Jefferson and Greenlawn at around 9:00 P.M. Crews went through...
Jan 01, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
One injured in New Year's Even crash on I-74 in Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - One person was taken to a local hospital after a crash on Interstate 74 Wednesday night. Illinois State Police says the two-vehicle crash occurred just after 6:45 P.M. in the w...
Jan 01, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Carle Health facilities implement temporary visitor restrictions
URBANA, Ill. - As all Carle Health service areas throughout central and southeastern Illinois face increasing rates of respiratory illness, the health system is taking temporary precautions in line wi...
Jan 01, 2026 (Carle Health)
Mamdani's inauguration: New York, New Year, new mayor
NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City mayor in the first minutes of the New Year at the historic City Hall subway station, with his wife Rama Duwaji standing by his...
Jan 01, 2026 Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York City at Old City Hall Station, New York, U.S., Thursday, Jan 1st 2026. Amir Hamja/Pool via REUTERS
Around 40 killed, 100 injured in explosion in Swiss ski resort bar, police say
LENS, Switzerland, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Around 40 people have been killed and 100 injured, most of them seriously, after an explosion tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upsca...
Jan 01, 2026 Emergency personnel work at the site of an explosion and fire at the "Le Constellation" bar, where several people died and others were injured after an explosion tore through a crowded New Year’s Eve party, according to Swiss police, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 1, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Fireworks to blame for New Year's fire in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Fireworks appear to be the cause of a fire early New Year's Day in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Martin says crews responded to a home in the 2300 block of W. Antoinette Street arou...
Jan 01, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria teens arrested in Bloomington after allegedly stealing vehicle
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Three Peoria teenagers were arrested in McLean County early Wednesday morning after allegedly stealing a vehicle. Bloomington Police says just after 1:15 A.M., officers responded t...
Dec 31, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Trump says National Guard being removed from Chicago, LA and Portland
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration was removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland but he added in his social media ...
Dec 31, 2025 FILE PHOTO: National Guard members walk at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadview facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
