Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden budget would cut deficit by nearly $3 trillion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's budget proposal will aim to cut U.S. budget deficits by nearly $3 trillion over 10 years, the White House said on Wednesday, far more than the $2 trillion B...
Mar 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the International Association of Fire Fighters' (IAFF) 2023 Legislative Conference in Washington, U.S., March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Memphis judge delays release of video, audio in beating death of Tyre Nichols
(Reuters) -A Memphis judge on Wednesday halted the release of more than 20 hours of additional video and audio footage related to the killing of Tyre Nichols, an unarmed Black man who was beaten by po...
Mar 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The parents of Tyre Nichols, RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, appear in the courtroom where five former Memphis police officers who have been charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols attend an arraignment hearing at Shelby County courthouse in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht
Bradley alum nominated for an Academy Award
PEORIA, Ill. -- This Sunday marks the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, and a Bradley University alum may end up walking away with an Oscar. 25 News had the opportunity to speak with the producer behind o...
Mar 08, 2023 (25 News)
Old South Peoria school demolition begins
PEORIA, Ill. - After what some say is 50 years of virtual non-use, a more than 100-year-old former South Peoria school is finally meeting a wrecking ball. The city Wednesday began demolishing the form...
Mar 08, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Murdoch said Fox hosts may have gone 'too far' in covering stolen-election claims
(Reuters) -Fox Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch said that hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham maybe "went too far" in their coverage of voter fraud claims, according to an email in a trove of exhibits i...
Mar 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Fox News channel sign is seen at the News Corporation building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., June 15, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Local principal chosen as finalist for Illinois' Golden Apple Awards
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The principal at Peoria's Charter Oak Primary School is one of six finalists for Illinois' 2023 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Leadership. Principal Kathleen Lopez Rodriguez wa...
Mar 08, 2023 (goldenapple.org)
UPDATE: Celebrity sighting at Peoria bar and at Pekin restaurant
UPDATED 9:45 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - It's not every day you see a big time comedian and movie star in Central Illinois. But Will Ferrell was indeed in the area Tuesday, according to social media. The rest...
Mar 07, 2023 (Maquet's Rail House via Facebook)
Illinois to relocate at least half of current residents at Choate
This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with Capitol News Illinois. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Depar...
Mar 07, 2023 In an exclusive interview, IDHS Secretary Grace Hou discussed impending changes to the state’s system that serves developmentally disabled individuals. (Jerry Nowicki/Capitol News Illinois)
U.S. Senator Schumer condemns Speaker McCarthy for supplying Jan.6 videos to Fox
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday accused House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy of helping Fox News stoke conspiracy theories by providing videos th...
Mar 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People pass by a promo of Fox News host Tucker Carlson on the News Corporation building in New York, U.S., March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Shooting victim sues alleged shooter, liquor store
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria liquor store that apparently has been the scene of a lot of police calls in recent years is being sued by the victim in one of those crimes. Anthony Thomas, 29, was shot in the...
Mar 07, 2023 (25 News)
