Category Archives: Top Stories
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
Tazewell County charges former pastor with sending explicit material to minor
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - A man who served as lead pastor at a Peoria church and held positions in local government and education now faces a felony charge for allegedly sending explicit conte...
Dec 23, 2025 Midwest Communications
US Supreme Court rejects Trump's military deployment in Chicago area, for now
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send National Guard troops to the Chicago area as the Republican president expands the use of the military ...
Dec 23, 2025 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
US, Iran spar over nuclear talks at UN
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran traded barbs at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday over conditions for reviving nuclear talks, with the U.S. saying it remains ready for direc...
Dec 23, 2025 U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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)
