Category Archives: Top Stories
Minnesota officials defend Somali community against Trump's attacks
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Officials in Minneapolis on Tuesday said they were not aware of imminent federal immigration raids targeting the area's Somali community, which has come under blistering attacks from...
Dec 03, 2025 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at a press conference to address reports of a planned federal operation targeting Somali immigrants, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Republican wins US House election in Tennessee, bolstering party majority
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Voters in Tennessee elected Republican Matt Van Epps to fill a vacant U.S. House of Representatives seat, U.S. media outlets projected on Tuesday, padding the narrow lead...
Dec 03, 2025 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson takes questions from reporters alongside District 7 Republican nominee Matt Van Epps ahead of Tennessee's special congressional election at billionaire Willis Johnson's car barn in Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. December 1, 2025. Vivian Jones/USA Today Network via REUTERS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
Rivian to recall nearly 35,000 US delivery vans over seat belt issue
Dec 3 (Reuters) - Rivian Automotive is recalling 34,824 electric delivery vehicles in the U.S. as their seat belt system may fail to properly restrain the driver, increasing the risk of injury during ...
Dec 03, 2025 The logo of electric truck company Rivian is shown at the LA Auto show "AutoMobility LA" in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Residents displaced by another fire at New Hope Apartments in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple residents were displaced after a trash fire at New Hope Apartments in downtown Peoria on Tuesday evening. Battalion Chief Josh Maroney said crews were called to the building on...
Dec 03, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria County Sheriff's Office in search of alleged robbery suspect
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is seeking help in finding a suspect in a robbery at a Peoria Walgreen's. The office says at around 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, a middle aged black male rep...
Dec 02, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Appeals court weighs release of immigration detainees to electronic monitoring
Article Summary The Chicago-based 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is considering whether a lower court judge overstepped last month when he ordered the release of several hundred immigration detainees to...
Dec 02, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Riverfront Museum lights Christmas tree for 2025 season
PEORIA, Ill. - The lights of the Christmas season are shining brightly along Peoria's Riverfront Museum. A 75-foot Norway spruce tree adorned in more than 40-thousand lights was lit up for the first t...
Dec 02, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Home of Washington brewery on the market, business itself is not
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The home of a brewery in Washington is on the market. The building that houses Tangled Roots Brewery Company is being listed for sale by McColly Real Estate, for a price tag of $5.2...
Dec 02, 2025 (City of Washington--Facebook page)
Car fire occurs in front of Morton's Grundy School during the end of the school day
MORTON, Ill. - There were no reported injuries after a car fire Tuesday afternoon in front of Morton's Grundy School. In a statement from Morton District 709, the fire occurred just after 2:45 P.M. in...
Dec 02, 2025 (Morton School District Unit 709)
Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to issue state-specific vaccine guidelines
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill allowing the Illinois Department of Public Health to issue vaccine guidance independent of federal guidelines. It broadens IDPH's scope to consider the a...
Dec 02, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs House Bill 767 at a Dec. 2 news conference in Chicago. He said the bill will protect Illinoisians using science-backed guidelines, rather than “junk science” used by the federal administration under the guidance of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (CNI photo by Maggie Dougherty)
