Category Archives: Top Stories
U.S. thinks Ukraine was behind Kremlin drone attack - NYT
MOSCOW (Reuters) -United States intelligence agencies believe that a drone attack on the Kremlin this month was likely orchestrated by Ukrainian spies or military intelligence, the New York Times said...
May 25, 2023 The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer
Norwood home destroyed by fire Wednesday night
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Neighbors may have saved a family of six Wednesday night after seeing flames shooting from the home next door. The fire sent five agencies to the scene of a normally quiet area ...
May 25, 2023 (25 News)
One shot in South Peoria Wednesday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - At least one person is hurt following a late-afternoon shooting Wednesday in South Peoria. Police Chief Eric Echevarria tells 25 News it happened prior to 5:00 p.m. near Starr and Westm...
May 24, 2023 (25 News)
Biden renews call for assault weapons ban a year after Uvalde massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday renewed his call for a ban on assault weapons as he and his wife Jill held a White House event to mourn the lives lost at the Uvalde, Texas, ele...
May 24, 2023 Gillian Rodriguez, clinical mental health counsellor at Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas, releases butterflies at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church for attendees during a "Day of Remembrance" ceremony honoring the victims of the Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 24, 2023, one year after the mass shooting. REUTERS/Evan Garcia
UPDATE: Ron DeSantis jumps into White House race but Twitter launch marred by glitches
UPDATED 6:23 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday he would seek the 2024 Republican nomination for president, but an audio interview on Twitter meant to showcase ...
May 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivers a speech at The Heritage Foundation's 50th anniversary Leadership Summit at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, M.D., U.S., April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
UPDATE: Top Democrats announce budget 'deal,' but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue
UPDATED 11:25 A.M. 5/25/23 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they've agreed to a framework for next year's roughly $50 billion sta...
May 24, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker, House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch and Senate President Don Harmon appear for a rare joint news conference on Wednesday in the Capitol to announce a budget framework for next year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
One injured after truck vs. train accident in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - One man was injured after a crash Wednesday in Pekin involving a semi-truck and a train. Illinois State Police says the crash occurred in the area of Illinois Route 29 and Koch at around...
May 24, 2023 (25 News)
Murdaugh indicted on fraud charges after South Carolina murder convictions
(Reuters) - Disbarred South Carolina lawyer Richard "Alex" Murdaugh, already convicted of murdering his wife and son, on Wednesday was indicted by a federal grand jury on 22 counts of financial fraud,...
May 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Richard Alexander Murdaugh is seen in a mugshot taken after his arrest, at Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. in this handout obtained March 4, 2023. South Carolina Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS
Former Toulon alderman gets federal prison for child porn charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A former public official in Stark County will go to prison for 35 years after he pleaded guilty to child pornography-related charges, even though he also tried to take that plea back. A...
May 24, 2023 (Stark County Jail via 25 News)
'Queen of rock 'n' roll' Tina Turner dies at 83
UPDATED 5:22 P.M. (Reuters) - Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on W...
May 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Tina Turner performs during the "Ein Herz fuer Kinder" (A Heart for Children) TV charity telethon in Berlin, Germany, December 17, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz/File Photo
