Category Archives: Top Stories
Man pleads not guilty to sexual abuse of teen
EUREKA, Ill. - A Woodford County man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of having sexual contact with a young girl several months ago. Court records indicate Jose Emmett, 26, pleaded not g...
Aug 11, 2022 (Woodford County Sheriffs Department via 25 News)
Rossi pleads not guilty to federal mail fraud charges
PEORIA, Ill. - The sidelined CEO of Pekin-based Reditus Labs may have violated a condition of his pre-trial release. Aaron Rossi was in federal court in Peoria Thursday afternoon via video conference,...
Aug 11, 2022 (25 News)
EV maker Rivian beats revenue estimates on higher deliveries
(Reuters) - Electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc beat quarterly revenue estimates on Thursday as a ramp-up in production helped it deliver more SUVs, pickup trucks and vans. The company has in...
Aug 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The logo of startup Rivian Automotive's is seen at the electric vehicle factory in Normal, Illinois, U.S. April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
U.S. confirms search of Trump's home, asks court to unseal warrant
UPDATED 3:15 P.M. By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department asked a judge on Thursday to make public the warrant that authorized an FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida home,...
Aug 11, 2022 U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about the FBI's search warrant served at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida during a statement at the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, U.S., August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Peoria City Council approves Friendship House expansion
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council is giving its blessing to an expansion of Friendship House. The council this week approved the expansion as a special use, in Council Member Tim Riggenbach's new...
Aug 11, 2022 (25 News)
State's Rainy Day Fund hits $1 billion for first time
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The State of Illinois' Rainy Day Fund has hit an important milestone. After a recent transfer, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the fund now has $1 billion. "People have he...
Aug 11, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois Comptroller's Office)
Man charged with Animal Torture now wanted in a new case
DUNLAP, Ill. - Nicholas Prince remains a wanted man. That's according to Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins. The man wanted on a felony Animal Torture charge after a social media video allegedly show...
Aug 11, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
IL utilities promote calling 8-1-1 before you dig
JOLIET, Ill. -- August 11, or 8-11, is the day Illinois utilities like Illinois American Water and Ameren Illinois remind residents to call "JULIE" before they dig. "JULIE" stands for Joint Utility Lo...
Aug 11, 2022 (JULIE)
Butter Cow unveiled a day ahead of the Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The 2022 Illinois State Fair Butter Cow was unveiled on Wednesday at the State Fairgrounds in Springfield, a day ahead of the opening of this year's fair. This year's rendition fe...
Aug 11, 2022 (Illinois State Fair)
U.S. gas prices fall below $4 for first time since March
(Reuters) - The average price of U.S. retail gasoline fell below $4 per gallon on Thursday for the first time in months, giving some relief to drivers in the world's largest consumer of the fuel. The ...
Aug 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A gas pump is inserted inside an Audi vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. Picture taken March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
