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Peoria home to be demolished after arson fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson appears to be the cause of a fire Thursday night in the 1400 block of S. Livingston Street in Peoria. Battalion Chief Mike Ralston said crews arrived around 7:05 p.m., finding fir...
Jan 09, 2026 Midwest Communications
US border agents shoot and wound two people in Portland
Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, who were taken to hospital, police said on Thursday while urging the city to remain calm after heightened tensions following ...
Jan 08, 2026 FBI agents work outside Adventist Hospital after U.S. federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, U.S., January 8, 2026. REUTERS/John Rudoff
Judge hesitant to grant dismissal of lawsuit over immigration agents' use-of-force tactics in Chicago
Article Summary A Chicago federal judge on Thursday declined to immediately grant a motion by protesters who sued the Trump administration over immigration agents' use-of-force tactics this fall after...
Jan 08, 2026 Several immigration enforcement agents push back media and protestors as U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino makes his way out of the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago on Oct. 28, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Pritzker signs major energy reform bill amid projected shortages
Article Summary The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act incentivizes battery storage among other measures aimed at bolstering grid reliability. It creates "virtual power plants" aimed at harvest...
Jan 08, 2026 An industrial-scale battery storage facility at G&W Electric in Bolingbrook, which was installed in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
US Senate votes to curb military action in Venezuela, Trump says oversight could last years
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance a resolution that would bar President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressiona...
Jan 08, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth look on during a press conference following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
After fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Illinois Democrats seek Kristi Noem's impeachment
Article Summary S. Rep. Robin Kelly plans to file impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after federal agents shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wedn...
Jan 08, 2026 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem poses with Illinois Republicans during a May 2025 visit to Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jade Aubrey)
Peoria Public Schools narrows superintendent search to two finalists
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The search for Peoria Public Schools' next superintendent has come down to two candidates as the district prepares for a leadership transition this summer. 25 News reports Dr....
Jan 08, 2026 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
US federal workforce drops to lowest level in at least a decade
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal workforce fell to the lowest level in at least a decade, according to government data published on Thursday, the result of President Donald Trump's campa...
Jan 08, 2026 A man walks into the U.S. governmental office building immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza Customs in New York City, U.S., October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Bailey proposes 'Illinois DOGE' as Republican governor's race focuses on spending
Article Summary Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey is proposing a Department of Government Efficiency for Illinois modeled after the failed Trump administration initiative. Bailey said hi...
Jan 08, 2026 Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey speaks at a news conference with running mate Aaron Del Mar on Jan. 8, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Princeville parents petition for Superintendent's removal following incident with student
PRINCEVILLE, Ill. (25 News) - A group of parents in Princeville have started a petition calling for the removal of the school district's superintendent following allegations he roughly handled a young...
Jan 08, 2026 Princeville CUSD 326
