Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria International Airport not a top 40 airport, but still could be affected by flight cuts
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of Peoria International Airport says he expects some impacts due to a reduction in flights nationwide. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered flight cuts to begin at th...
Nov 06, 2025 Travelers wait in line at Peoria International Airport on November 27th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former Farmington teacher's aide pleads guilty to allegedly soliciting minor
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - A former Farmington teacher's aide arrested after allegedly soliciting a minor at her home has pleaded guilty. 40-year-old Kelli Miller was arrested in August last year for indec...
Nov 06, 2025 courtroom gavel
Woman to remain in jail for allegedly setting apartment on fire due to government shutdown anger
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman who allegedly set her apartment on fire due to anger from the government shutdown must stay in jail until her trial. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 45-y...
Nov 06, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trump administration must fully fund food aid benefits by Friday, US judge rules
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans in November by Friday, blocking its plan to only ...
Nov 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign for food stamps stands, as the U.S. President Donald Trump administration said it plans on Monday to partially fund food aid for millions of Americans after two judges ruled it must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits in November during the government shutdown, outside a grocery story in Baldwin, New York, U.S., November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
US Supreme Court allows Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people
(Reuters) -The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump's administration to bar applicants for U.S. passports from designating the sex reflecting their gender identities on the document, part of...
Nov 06, 2025 People hold rainbow-coloured umbrellas and flags at a demonstration outside the court in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Busy Bartonville intersection closed due to trailer spill
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - A spill of reported animal entrails has affected traffic in Bartonville. Bartonville Police are urging people to avoid the intersection of Adams and Washington, near the McDonald's...
Nov 06, 2025 (Illinois Department of Transportation/Jenise Rebholz 25 News)
No fare hikes or service cuts for Chicago transit agencies, RTA chair says
Article Summary Chicago's public transit agencies will not have to raise fares, lay off workers or cut services next year after state lawmakers approved new funding. The public transit reform bill pas...
Nov 06, 2025 Regional Transportation Authority Chair Kirk Dillard watches floor debate of a transit funding bill in the early hours of Friday, Oct. 31. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Washington sandwich-thrower cleared of assaulting US agent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man who hurled a sandwich at a federal agent in a fit of fury over President Donald Trump's law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., was cleared on Thursday of a misdemeanor ...
Nov 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A person walks past a banner, inspired by the work of artist Banksy, showing masked protesters throwing sandwiches, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., U.S. September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
Morton man arrested for alleged possession of child pornography
MORTON, Ill. - A Morton man has been arrested for allegedly possessing electronic devices with child pornograpy on them. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says 64-year-old Michael Edie was arrested...
Nov 06, 2025 (Morton Police)
'Clean Slate' Act passes after failing to clear legislature in past years
Article Summary The Clean Slate Act, if signed into law, could make nearly 2.2 million people in Illinois eligible to have their criminal records automatically sealed beginning in 2031. Law enforcemen...
Nov 06, 2025 Sen. Elgie Sims sit in a Senate committee room in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
