Category Archives: Top Stories
DOJ lawyer says it's 'wrong to allege' Operation Midway Blitz is over
Article Summary A Department of Justice attorney told a federal judge Thursday that the Trump administration's Chicago-area "Operation Midway Blitz" immigration enforcement campaign isn't over. The la...
Dec 05, 2025 A Border Patrol agent wears a body camera in Chicago in October. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6, 2021 Capitol riot
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The FBI arrested a 30-year-old Virginia man and charged him on Thursday with planting a pair of pipe bombs in Washington the night before the January 6, 2021, assault on ...
Dec 04, 2025 An FBI poster is displayed during a press conference following the arrest in the D.C. pipe bomber investigation, at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak
Man sentenced to 45 years for shooting Big Al's bouncer
Peoria, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the next 45 years in prison for shooting a bouncer at Big Al's nightclub in downtown Peoria in 2023. Tywahnn K. Tillman, 37, was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years ...
Dec 04, 2025 Tywahnn Tillman (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail July 2021)
Washington woman pleads not guilty in sexual assault case involving minor
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Washington woman has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from alleged sexual encounters with a minor. 25 News reports that Robyn Polston, 43, was charged with criminal sex...
Dec 04, 2025 TAZEWELL COUNTY
Lawmakers split along party lines after viewing Caribbean strike video
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers split along party lines after being briefed on Thursday on a strike against a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, with Democrats saying they were horrifi...
Dec 04, 2025 U.S. Navy Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley arrives for a classified briefing for leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee on U.S. strikes against Venezuelan boats suspected of smuggling drugs, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Peoria Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign continues into second month
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Salvation Army's Tree of Lights campaign is now entering its second month. Major Heath Sells says the campaign has reached about 40% of its $2 million goal for 2025, which is...
Dec 04, 2025 Peoria Salvation Army Major Heath Sells speaks at Northwoods Mall during the kickoff of the 2025 Tree of Lights campaign. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US Senate Democrats seek vote on three-year extension of healthcare subsidies
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats will demand votes next week on a three-year extension of an enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidy that is set to expire this month for 24 million peo...
Dec 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Signs for former Obamacare health insurance plans lay next to a fence in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Sorensen calls for Hegseth to step down
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Peoria area's Democratic Congressman wants to see the Secretary of War leave the role one way or another. 17th District Congressman Eric Sorensen of Moline released a statement ...
Dec 04, 2025 Congressman Eric Sorensen speaks at the Illinois Farmers Union Annual Meeting in East Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying t...
Dec 04, 2025 An information sign for passport and visa appointments is displayed outside the U.S. embassy in London, Britain, May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Illinois unveils plans to celebrate 250 years of American independence
Article Summary The Illinois America 250 Commission is gearing up to organize programming across the state to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The initiativ...
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Gabrielle Lyon, chair of the Illinois America 250 Commission and executive director of Illinois Humanities speaks about the commemoration plans at Navy Pier on Dec. 3. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
