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South Side Mission accepting sign ups for Christmas meal deliveries
PEORIA, Ill. - For 54 years, South Side Mission has brought home-cooked meals and compassion to its neighbors in the Peoria area on Christmas Day. The Mission's Rich Draeger says this year they've see...
Dec 17, 2025 (South Side Mission)
Authorities still trying to identify Brown University gunman three days into manhunt
(Reuters) - Authorities on Tuesday once again asked members of the public for help identifying the suspected gunman who killed two Brown University students in a classroom over the weekend, as the man...
Dec 17, 2025 The person of interest in connection with the December 13, 2025 shooting at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., walks in a screengrab from video released by the Providence Police. Providence Police/via REUTERS
Arson fire causes significant damage to a Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson appears to be the cause of a fire in Peoria late Tuesday night that caused $60,000 damage. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Martin says when crews arrived at 11:48 p.m., they found smoke...
Dec 17, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria-area families receive donated gifts and toys for kids through Salvation Army
PEORIA, Ill. - Families in need across central Illinois were able to make Christmas brighter for their children on Tuesday. Tuesday was the first day of the Peoria Salvation Army's Toy Shop, which hel...
Dec 16, 2025 Brittany King (left) of Peoria picks out donated toys for her children as part of the Salvation Army's Toy Shop. The event helps close to 1,200 families receive toys for their children, as well as a holiday meal. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
East Peoria man federally charged with allegedly stealing identities and wire fraud
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conducting a wire fraud and identity theft scheme. The US Department of Justice says 35-year-old Stephen Keith...
Dec 16, 2025 courtroom gavel
Man indicted for 2018 homicide in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted by a grand jury for a 2018 homicide in the East Bluff. 27-year-old Avione QM Parks is indicted on one count of First Degree Murder for his alleged connect...
Dec 16, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Border Patrol commander, agents reappear in force in Chicago immigrant communities
CHICAGO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol agents returned to Chicago in force on Tuesday after a month-long slowdown, renewing a conflict with opponents of the agency's methods, according to a Re...
Dec 16, 2025 U.S. federal agents detain a man during an immigration raid, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Illinois extends open enrollment deadline for health care plans starting Jan. 1
Story Summary Illinois residents who buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace now have until Dec. 31 to select a plan for coverage that takes effect Jan. 1, 2026. Illinois now opera...
Dec 16, 2025 (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
JD Vance asks for patience in Pennsylvania on US cost of living
ALBURTIS, Pennsylvania, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance called for patience as the administration works to rein in high living costs during a speech in Pennsylvania one week after Pres...
Dec 16, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to journalist during a meeting with the Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the presidential residence, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Leo Correa/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Pritzker signs $1.5B plan to overhaul public transportation, avoid service cuts
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to provide $1.5 billion in new revenue for public transportation agencies while creating a new Chicago-area oversight agency. The plan does not include a...
Dec 16, 2025 A Chicago Transit Authority Train known as the “L” makes a turn on the system’s “Loop” in downtown Chicago on Sept. 10, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
