Category Archives: Top Stories
Amid artificial intelligence explosion, lawmakers debate best path to regulate
Article Summary While artificial intelligence industry donors spent big in Illinois primary elections, lawmakers continue debating the best way to regulate the industry. Previous bills and hearings su...
Apr 15, 2026 State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen on the Senate floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Tazewell County Coroner rules out remains belonging to missing woman
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - An investigation into the discovery of a human skull on Sunday in East Peoria continues. But the Tazewell County Coroner says the remains are not those of a woman missing for n...
Apr 15, 2026
Pope Leo, attacked again by Trump, says world needs message of peace
YAOUNDE, April 15 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Wednesday that the world needs to hear a message of peace and coexistence, after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him for a second time this week on ...
Apr 15, 2026 Pope Leo XIV holds a holy Mass at the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Trump says Iran war 'close to over'; army chief of mediator Pakistan arrives in Tehran
By Tala Ramadan, Elwely Elwelly and Humeyra Pamuk DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said the war with Iran was close to over, telling the world to brace for an "amazin...
Apr 15, 2026 The Mtm Rotterdam, a chemical and oil tanker, sits anchored in New York harbor in New York City, U.S., April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Trump threatens to fire Powell if he doesn't quit Fed board; ongoing probe clouds Warsh confirmation
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from his separate seat on the U.S. central bank's Board ...
Apr 15, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Pekin to start enforcing rules limiting public comments at council meetings
By Angeles Ponpa PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Pekin will begin enforcement of an ordinance limiting public comments at city council meetings that many times last more than two hours. In fact, Monday night'...
Apr 15, 2026 (City of Pekin)
World shares gain, oil prices capped on hopes for US-Iran peace talks
By Tom Wilson LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - World shares gained on Wednesday, edging towards record highs after President Donald Trump said talks with Iran could resume over the next two days, with hop...
Apr 15, 2026 The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Staff
Peoria street named after singer Liv Warfield
By Liz Lape PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - City leaders, family, and friends gathered near Peoria Stadium on Tuesday to help officially name a street after Peoria-born singer-songwriter, Liv Warfield. Warfi...
Apr 15, 2026 A street in Peoria was named after Peoria-born singer-songwriter Liv Warfield on Tuesday. (25 News)
7th Circuit orders release, new trial for two 'ComEd Four' defendants
Article Summary Just hours after their lawyers argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, the three-judge panel ordered the release of longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former...
Apr 15, 2026 Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore leave Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on their separate sentencing dates in July after both were sentenced to two years in prison in connection to a bribery scheme centered on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Costs of state employee health benefits continue steep rise
Article Summary State employee health care costs have been rising steadily for several years due to growth in the state's workforce and general health care inflation. Next year's projected increase wi...
Apr 14, 2026 Officials from the Department of Central Management Services testify before the legislative Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability about expected cost increases next year in the state employee group health insurance system. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
