Category Archives: Top Stories
Natural life sentence for man who shot girlfriend and neighbor in Peoria in 2024
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend the rest of his natural life in prison for the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and her neighbor in Peoria two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office s...
Apr 10, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois House approves ban on junk fees, Pritzker's abortion fund proposal
Article Summary The Illinois House passed 81 bills Thursday to bring the week's total to 133, which included several measures designed to benefit consumers. A long-proposed bill to improve price trans...
Apr 10, 2026 Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, speaks on the House floor in April 2024. Morgan sponsored a measure to ban junk fees in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Kamala Harris says she might run for president again in 2028
April 10 (Reuters) - Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who was the Democratic Party's nominee for the presidency in 2024, said on Friday that she was considering running for president again in 2028...
Apr 10, 2026 Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives during the National Action Network (NAN) National Convention in New York City, U.S., April 10, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
After Trump's EPA's reversal of landmark climate change ruling, what does it mean for Illinois?
Article Summary Illinois government and environmental organizations fear new federal policy changes could change the calculus for plant operators and potentially slow planned plant closures. On Feb. 1...
Apr 10, 2026 A statue of two angels showing the consequences of air pollution is seen with their backs to the Illinois river and the Powerton coal plant. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
East Peoria man arrested on alleged child sex abuse material charges
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - An East Peoria man was arrested Thursday for allegedly possessing and distributing child sex abuse materials. 45-year-old Jon Paul Deyo was taken to the Tazewell County Jail. N...
Apr 10, 2026 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Pedestrian dies after being struck on Murray Baker Bridge
UPDATED 9:55 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - One person has died after reportedly being struck by a vehicle on Murray Baker Bridge early Friday morning. Illinois State Police says the crash occurred at around 5:5...
Apr 10, 2026 Westbound lanes on I-74 over the Murray Baker Bridge were shut down Friday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. (25 News)
Vance warns Iran not to "play us" as he leaves for talks
LOS ANGELES, April 10 (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance said on Friday he was looking forward to having positive negotiations with Iran as he left for talks in Pakistan with a warning to Tehran not ...
Apr 10, 2026 U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, D.C. from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool
Madigan's high-powered appeals team urges 7th Circuit to overturn speaker's conviction
Article Summary An attorney for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday that the former Democratic power broker's conviction on bribery and oth...
Apr 10, 2026 Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Strait still shut and Lebanon fighting strains truce as US and Iran aim for first talks
By Parisa Hafezi, Maya Gebeily, Maayan Lubell and Ariba Shahid DUBAI/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM/ISLAMABAD, April 10 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz remained shut on Friday and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah...
Apr 10, 2026 A man pulls a drum at the site of an Israeli strike in Tyre, Lebanon, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to 'lies'
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - First lady Melania Trump denied on Thursday that she had any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and said she was not one of his victims, thrusting the Eps...
Apr 10, 2026 U.S. first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
