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Dream Center Peoria holding a special distribution event on Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Dream Center Peoria will be holding a special distribution of grocery and toiletry items this Friday, November 21st, as part of their local emergency relief initiative. The event will t...
Julia Bradley Nov 20, 2025 (Dream Center Peoria Facebook)

7th Circuit stays judge's order restricting immigration agents' use of riot control weapons
Article Summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and granted a stay on a federal judge's order restricting immigration agents' use of riot control weap...
Caleb Kelch Nov 19, 2025 Several immigration enforcement agents push back media and protestors as U.S. Customs and Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino makes his way out of the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

Washington's Tournament of Champions celebrates 20 years of elite high school basketball
One of the country's most renowned high school basketball tournaments returns to Washington next week, celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions runs November ...
Caleb Kelch Nov 19, 2025 Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions

Man arrested near Pekin High School after reports of handguns
A man was arrested near Pekin Community High School Tuesday afternoon after a passerby reported seeing him with what appeared to be handguns. The Pekin Police Department responded to the area of Parkw...
Caleb Kelch Nov 19, 2025

Pritzker discusses immigration crackdown with Pope Leo XIV in Rome
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, with the two discussing the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids. Both have been outspoken critics of the tr...
Caleb Kelch Nov 19, 2025 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shakes Pope Leo XIV’s during a meeting in Vatican City on Nov. 19, 2025. (The Vatican)

Illinois Liquor Commission: Mobile IDs provide new resource for preventing sales to minors
Businesses in Illinois selling alcohol now have something new in their toolbox to fight underage drinking and fake identification. According to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, Mobile IDs, whic...
Caleb Kelch Nov 19, 2025 Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced on Tuesday that Illinois driver's licenses and state IDs will be added to Apple Wallet on Wednesday (Nov. 19)
(Photo from Illinois Secretary of State's website)

Israeli airstrikes kill 25 Palestinians in Gaza, rattling ceasefire, medics say
CAIRO (Reuters) -At least 25 Palestinians were killed in four Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday in a part of Gaza under Hamas control since a shaky ceasefire took effect in October, health authorities s...
Caleb Kelch Nov 19, 2025 An injured Palestinian receives treatment following an Israeli air strike, according to medics, at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Trump says US will work to end war in Sudan at Saudi's request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would work to help end the war in Sudan after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to get involved in the matter. "We...
Caleb Kelch Nov 19, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia attend the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Update: Trump signs bill to release Epstein files
Updated at 12:21 a.m. (11/20) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday ordering the Justice Department to release documents from its long-running investigation into...
Caleb Kelch Nov 19, 2025 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the announcement of a law enforcement action during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Ameren customers in the Alta area affected by midday power outage
PEORIA, Ill. - As of 12:30 p.m., over 1,700 Ameren Illinois customers were without power in North Peoria on Wednesday. The Ameren Outage Map showed outage reports in the Alta area. Ameren said the com...
Julia Bradley Nov 19, 2025 (Ameren Illinois)


