Category Archives: Top Stories
7th Circuit temporarily halts judge's order for daily appearances from Border Patrol's Bovino
Article Summary S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was set to appear in front of a federal judge Wednesday evening for the first of his court-ordered daily check-ins over immigratio...
Oct 29, 2025 The back of a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent’s tactical vest can be seen as agents escort Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino outside Chicago’s Dirksen Federal courthouse on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Democratic candidates, officeholders indicted for 'impeding' agent outside ICE facility
Article Summary Illinois 9th Congressional District Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh is among six people indicted for "impeding" a federal immigration agent during a protest last month outside of ...
Oct 29, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Massey family, attorney, and advocates react after Grayson murder conviction in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Family members of Sonya Massey were joined by their attorney and advocates to urge for changes after Sean Grayson was convicted in her death. Grayson is the former Sangamon County Sheri...
Oct 29, 2025 Sonya Massey's father, James Wilbur, speaks at a press conference in downtown Peoria after former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder in Massey's death. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
House transit bill 'not going forward,' Pritzker says as he opposes new revenue forms
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker spoke out against multiple proposed new revenue sources to fund public transportation, including a tax on billionaires' assets and allowing speed cameras to be install...
Oct 29, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker appears skeptical as he takes a reporter’s question about a transit bill filed in the Illinois House the evening prior to his Wednesday, Oct. 29, news conference in Taylorville. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Lawmakers advance bill allowing public officials to conceal personal information
Article Summary New legislation would allow state lawmakers, constitutional officers and state's attorneys, among others, to request that their personal information be redacted on public websites. Pub...
Oct 29, 2025 State Rep. Katie Stuart presents her bill aimed at protecting public officials from doxing on the Illinois House floor on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Sean Grayson Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in Murder Trial
UPDATED - 3:12 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The jury has delivered its verdict in the death of Sonya Massey, finding former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murde...
Oct 29, 2025 Attorney Antonio Romanucci speaks in downtown Peoria with members of Sonya Massey's family and supporters after Sean Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder in Massey's death last year in Springfield. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man convicted for 2021 South Peoria shooting over alleged stolen money
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been found guilty in connection to the shooting death of a teenager in South Peoria four years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 24-year-old Marvin Alexand...
Oct 29, 2025 (File-Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: El Paso man arrested on federal warrant for allegedly threatening the President
UPDATED 4:42 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The US Department of Justice has charged an El Paso man with allegedly making threats against President Trump. 27-year-old Derek Lopez was arrested on Tuesday night by...
Oct 29, 2025 (El Paso Police Department)
Israel says it will uphold Gaza truce after strikes kill more than 100
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it would abide by a ceasefire accord in Gaza, as health officials in the enclave said airstrikes had killed 104 people, with both...
Oct 29, 2025 Palestinians inspect the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a house, in Gaza City, October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT
House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires' investments to fund transit
Article Summary A key Illinois House Democrat filed a bill to raise up to $2 billion to fund public transportation in the Chicago area. The proposal would create taxes on entertainment and billionaire...
Oct 29, 2025 Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, D-Chicago, speaks in an Illinois House committee about a public transportation reform bill on May 31, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
