Category Archives: Top Stories
Rossi appears in court for civil lawsuit hearing
PEKIN, Ill. - Aaron Rossi showed up for the continuation of a civil trial against him in Tazewell County Tuesday. The suit, filed by former business partner Doctor Jim Davie, alleges the money Rossi a...
Mar 21, 2023 (25 News)
Woman pleads guilty to federal fraud charges for stealing from Maui Jim
PEORIA, Ill. - A Stark County woman is pleading guilty to a federal charge accusing her of trying to defraud a big Peoria employer. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Erica Hornof, 36 of Bradford, pleade...
Mar 21, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
City of Peoria to pick up illegally placed signs
PEORIA, Ill. - If your campaign or business sign is in a spot where it shouldn't be, the city of Peoria will be taking it. Public Works will start removing signs deemed illegally placed starting Wedne...
Mar 21, 2023 (25 News)
Man charged with recent Peoria arson
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson charges have been filed in connection with a fire in South Peoria last week. Peoria County Jail records indicate Christopher Hairgrove, 26 of Marquette Heights, was arrested over ...
Mar 21, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Judge to Trump: Trial date in NY civil fraud case 'written in stone'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge on Tuesday rejected former U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to delay the scheduled Oct. 2 trial in state Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud lawsuit, cal...
Mar 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on education as he holds a campaign rally with supporters, in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
SVB Financial Group accuses FDIC of cutting it off from cash
(Reuters) - SVB Financial Group said on Tuesday the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation had taken "improper actions" to cut it off from cash held at its former subsidiary Silicon Valley Bank, w...
Mar 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Destroyed SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) logo is seen in this illustration taken March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Accident snarls Murray Baker Bridge during morning rush
PEORIA, Ill. - There were no injuries, but at least five vehicles were involved in crashes that backed up the Murray Baker Bridge Tuesday morning. Illinois State Police investigated the crashes starti...
Mar 21, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation traffic camera)
UPDATE: Body found in Illinois River near downtown Peoria
UPDATED 3:54 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a body was found in the Illinois River. Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says the discovery was made at around 11:00 A.M. north o...
Mar 21, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'You're a street fighter,' Madigan confidant counseled former speaker: wiretapped call
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Facing a perceived betrayal during a make-or-break election season in 2018, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called the person he often sought coun...
Mar 21, 2023 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain is pictured in his driver's license photo, which was submitted as evidence in his federal court trial this week in a case where he and three others allegedly bribed former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right) with jobs and contracts for the speaker’s political allies in exchange for legislation favorable to electric utility Commonwealth Edison. (Madigan photo and illustration by Jerry Nowicki; McClain photo obtained from trial exhibit)
Yellen vows to safeguard U.S. bank deposits, may need more interventions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. banking system is stabilizing after strong actions from regulators, but further steps to protect bank depositors may be needed if smaller institutions suffer deposit run...
Mar 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen takes questions on the Biden administration's plans following the collapse of three U.S. lenders including Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, as she testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert/File Photo
