Category Archives: Top Stories
The sentence has been reduced for a woman accused in a fatal DUI accident
PEORIA, Ill. - A Washington woman who was originally sentenced to prison after causing an accident where a man on a bicycle was killed, will not go to prison after all. Peoria County Court records ind...
Jul 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2023)
Multiple fights involving juveniles Wednesday night at the Heart of Illinois Fair
PEORIA, Ill. - Police had to break up multiple fights Wednesday night at the Heart of Illinois Fair. Peoria Police says the first fight was reported as a large fight involving juveniles at around 8:45...
Jul 20, 2023 (Heart of Illinois Fair via Facebook)
Fiery House subcommittee hearing discusses alleged censorship on social media
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX News) - A House subcommittee hearing to discuss censorship by tech companies on Thursday turned volatile between Republicans and Democrats, along with a Presidential candidate. D...
Jul 20, 2023 ttarasiuk / CC
Biden's tough sell in Pennsylvania: green energy to union workers
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - President Joe Biden traveled on Thursday to Philadelphia to pitch the promise of a green economy to union workers skeptical that the solar, wind and electric vehicle industrie...
Jul 20, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during his visit in Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Drought conditions stay the same in the Peoria-area from the previous week
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - There wasn't much change in drought conditions in the Peoria-area within the past week. The latest U.S Drought Monitor report released Thursday shows that all of Peoria and Woodford ...
Jul 20, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Aviation bill upping pilot retirement age to 67 passed by US House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass legislation that would raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65 and make other aviation refor...
Jul 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pilots from United Airlines walk inside the airport as they take part in an informational picket at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Sunflowers in bloom near Jubilee State Park near Brimfield, but not for much longer
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - The sunflowers are in bloom near Jubilee State Park. Site Superintendent Stuart Whitaker says the flowers bloomed earlier this month. But says there's not much time left to see them ...
Jul 20, 2023 (Jubilee State Park/Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
A former Peorian is charged in Rockford with the murder of a young girl
ROCKFORD, Ill. - A former Peoria resident who is a convicted and registered sex offender is accused of murdering a child. 25 News reports Antonio Monroe, 44, is being charged in Winnebago County with ...
Jul 20, 2023 Antonio Monroe (1470 & 1003 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2010 file photo)
US weekly jobless claims fall to two-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, touching the lowest level in two months amid ongoing labor market tightness and d...
Jul 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Pritzker, delegation wrap up trip to the United Kingdom. Here's what the Governor says about the trip
LONDON - Governor JB Pritzker says a trade mission of sorts to the United Kingdom has been a successful one. Pritzker led a trade delegation tour, and says it opened up a lot of opportunities for the ...
Jul 20, 2023 Nigel Huddelston, Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade, and Gov. JB Pritzker (Nigel Huddelston via Facebook)
