Category Archives: Top Stories
NFL-Seahawks exact revenge, ride dominant defense to Super Bowl win over Patriots
By Frank Pingue SANTA CLARA, California, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Seattle Seahawks relied on a relentless defense to beat New England 29-13 in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, denying the Patriots an NFL-record ...
Feb 09, 2026 Football - NFL - Super Bowl LX - New England Patriots v Seattle Seahawks - Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California, United States - February 8, 2026 Seattle Seahawks players celebrate with the trophy on the podium after winning the Super Bowl LX REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Former commander of Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing promoted to Brigadier General
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Air National Guard Director of Staff Colonel Steven Rice, and previous commander of Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing, has been promoted again, to Brigadier General. The promotion wa...
Feb 07, 2026 Illinois Air National Guard Director of Staff Colonel Steven Rice, and previous commander of Peoria’s 182nd Airlift Wing, has been promoted to Brigadier General. (1470 and 100.3 WMBD--Mike Wild)
New documentary commemorates the 45th anniversary of the St. Jude Memphis to Peoria Run
PEORIA, Ill. - A documentary celebrating 45 years of the St. Jude Memphis to Peoria Run premieres next month. Co-founder Mike McCoy says the idea came in 1980, at Landmark Fitness, while he and a few ...
Feb 07, 2026 Participants in the 43nd annual Memphis to Peoria Run travel through the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital campus on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
(St. Jude Runs Facebook Page)
Judge blocks Trump's $10B child care funding freeze that targeted blue states, including Illinois
Article Summary A judge for the Southern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration from freezing $10 billion for child care and family services program The...
Feb 07, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks about his office's actions against the Trump Administration during a January 20, 2026 press conference marking the 1-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's 2nd inauguration (Capitol News Illinois by Maggie Dougherty).
Search for Nancy Guthrie, missing 6 days from Arizona home, turns to new message
By Evan Garcia and Steve Gorman TUCSON, Arizona, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Investigators searching through a sixth day for the elderly mother of U.S. television journalist Savannah Guthrie are examining a new...
Feb 07, 2026 Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos exits the press room past a missing persons poster after giving an update on the investigation after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble
Trump condemns, won't apologize for video depicting Obamas as apes
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump condemned but did not apologize for a video on his social media account depicting Democratic former President...
Feb 07, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago
DUI crash in Peoria leaves man seriously injured Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman is facing multiple charges, including Driving Under the Influence and Aggravated Reckless Driving, after a two-vehicle crash Friday night that left a man seriously injure...
Feb 07, 2026 28-year-old Ganala Johnson. (Peoria County Jail)
Olympics-Italian president declares Milano Cortina Games open as politics intrudes
MILAN/CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Italian President Sergio Mattarella officially opened the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday during a colourful ceremony that celebrated his cou...
Feb 06, 2026 Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy - February 06, 2026. Singer Mariah Carey performs during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Yves Herman
Pritzker's new budget report could set tone for conservative 2027 spending plan
Article Summary The governor's office sought to quantify the cost of federal funding cuts, freezes and policy changes less than two weeks before he is scheduled to give his annual budget address. The ...
Feb 06, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from a reporter in October 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Judge rules to release evidence in Border Patrol shooting of Marimar Martinez
Article Summary Marimar Martinez, the Chicago teacher shot five times by Border Patrol agents last fall, was granted permission Friday by a judge to release certain evidence from her case. The evidenc...
Feb 06, 2026 Marimar Martinez looks at her attorney with tears in her eyes as he speaks to press about the lingering impact the shooting has had on her after a Feb. 6, 2026, hearing to modify the protective order sealing evidence in her case. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
