Category Archives: Top Stories
Man who firebombed Peoria's Planned Parenthood clinic sentenced to ten years in federal prison
PEORIA, Ill. - A Chillicothe man was sentenced to more than what prosecutors wanted after admitting to a firebombing of the Planned Parenthood facility in Peoria earlier this year. A federal judge Tue...
Aug 15, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
'The feds are still after me and our Friend:' jury sees email exchanges between Madigan confidants
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - After the FBI raided his western Illinois home in May 2019, Mike McClain - an influential lobbyist and close confidant of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madiga...
Aug 15, 2023 Tim Mapes, the former chief of staff for longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Monday. He is standing trial for perjury and obstruction of justice. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Trump aide pleads not guilty in classified documents probe -media
(Reuters) -An aide to Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court in Florida on Tuesday to charges he tried to helped the former U.S. president hide secret documents taken upon leaving office, U....
Aug 15, 2023 Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, arrives at Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse, in Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S. August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
UPDATE: Amazon helps US retail sales power ahead in July
UPDATED 9:52 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in July as Americans boosted online purchases and dined out more, suggesting the economy continued to expand ear...
Aug 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A shopper browses for clothing at a Walmart store in Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S., October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Baertlein/File Photo
Shooting overnight leaves one injured in Peoria. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Police responded to shots fired overnight in the area of N. Lehman and N. Great Oak Roads in Peoria. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says just before 3 a.m., officers were flagged down and...
Aug 15, 2023 Midwest Communications
PPS Board hears status of school safety, class size concerns
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - While Peoria's Public School Board heard an update on school safety, they didn't touch on the fights that have reportedly occurred within the first two weeks of school. 25News...
Aug 15, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Georgia charges Trump, former advisers in 2020 election case
UPDATED 10:30 P.M. (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a sweeping fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts...
Aug 14, 2023 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Monday proclaimed 'Dr. Kherat Day' by Peoria Mayor Rita Ali
PEORIA, Ill. - The Greater Peoria Tailgate celebrating football isn't the only big thing happening in Peoria today. At least, that's according to Peoria Mayor Rita Ali. "...Now therefore I, Rita Ali, ...
Aug 14, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Greater Peoria Tailgater prepares football fans for new season on Peoria Riverfront
PEORIA, Ill. - With football around the corner, fans of the Chicago Bears and more prepared for the new season with a party on the Peoria Riverfront. The Greater Peoria Tailgater took place Monday on ...
Aug 14, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Maui search teams sift through ashes as hundreds await fate of loved ones
UPDATED 9:08 p.m. KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) -Search teams on Monday resumed the painstaking, dangerous task of picking through the ashes of Lahaina for more victims of the Maui wildfires, with the dea...
Aug 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from flames near Lahaina as wildfires driven by high winds destroy a large part of the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023. Dustin Johnson/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
