Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria man indicted on home invasion, weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man faces serious felony charges following a November home invasion that left a woman injured. Donald Criss, 39, was indicted by a Peoria County Grand Jury on December 9th on t...
Dec 09, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Pritzker signs bill enacting immigrant protections in courthouses
Article Summary State lawmakers worked behind the scenes for weeks to craft a package to respond to the federal immigration campaign known as "Operation Midway Blitz." People attending court would be ...
Dec 09, 2025 Jose Jeronimo Guardian, 48, was detained for deportation in the Clinton County Courthouse on Monday, October 27, 2025, in Carlyle, as his daughter watched. The men who arrested Guardian declined to identify themselves and took him out of the courthouse in handcuffs. Guardian is undocumented and was attempting to go to a Spanish-language traffic court for charges unrelated to his immigration status. (Illinois Answers Project photo by Janelle O’Dea)
Three juveniles charged in North Peoria carjacking, police chase
PEORIA, Ill. - Three juvenile males are facing charges after a carjacking and attempted carjacking in North Peoria over the weekend. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says that two 14-year-o...
Dec 09, 2025
Sheriff's Office reports woman found dead at Peoria County Jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A 39-year-old woman died at the Peoria County Jail early Tuesday morning. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins said that Correctional Officers discovered the female detainee unresponsive...
Dec 09, 2025 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
US Senate to vote Thursday on Republican healthcare plan
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote on Thursday on a Republican-proposed healthcare plan, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Tuesday, as Democrats continued to push for a th...
Dec 09, 2025 The U.S. Capitol building after the U.S. Senate advances a bill to end the government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 10, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US Supreme Court mulls challenge to campaign spending curbs in JD Vance case
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled on Tuesday with a Republican-led bid to strike down on free speech grounds federal limits on spending by political parties in coordination...
Dec 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Republican senate candidate JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr. host an event ahead of next month's primary election in Independence, Ohio, U.S., April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse/File Photo
Pope calls for 'just and lasting peace' after meeting Ukraine's Zelenskiy
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo called for continued dialogue to seek a "just and lasting peace" in Ukraine during a meeting on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,...
Dec 09, 2025 Pope Leo XIV meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, December 9, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS
Peoria Richwoods High School students receive full-ride to Ivy League schools
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Richwoods High School students have earned full-ride scholarships to Ivy League universities. The pair earned them through the QuestBridge National College Match program, which supp...
Dec 09, 2025 (Peoria Public Schools)
Edelstein man ordered to remain in jail after allegedly sexually abusing minor
PEORIA, Ill. - An Edelstein man must remain in jail until trial after allegedly sexually abusing a minor. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 27-year-old Taylor Caldwell is charged with A...
Dec 09, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trump to tout economic gains in Pennsylvania amid voter cost concerns
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to defend his economic record and try to counter voter anxiety over rising costs, as Republicans brace for a t...
Dec 09, 2025 People take out a U.S. President Donald Trump scale cutout as they gather to watch U.S. Vice President JD Vance to speak about the "One Big Beautiful Bill" law in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
