Category Archives: Top Stories
Early morning fire destroys Morton home
MORTON, Ill. -- Firefighters were called around 5:15 a.m. Monday to 312 W. Pershing Street, near the Morton Library, for a house fire. Morton Fire Chief Joe Kelly said the home was fully engulfed in f...
Dec 30, 2019 (25 News)
Armed congregants kill gunman who shot 2 at Texas church
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) - Texas officials are praising the armed churchgoers who fatally shot a gunman inside a Fort Worth area church. Officials say the gunman opened fire Sunday at the West Fre...
Dec 30, 2019 An FBI agent stands outside West Freeway Church of Christ as authorities continue to investigate a fatal shooting at the church, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in White Settlement, Texas. (AP Photo/David Kent)
Kitchen Cooked closing plant in merger with Utz
BUSHNELL, Ill. -- Farmington-based Kitchen Cooked Chips plans to shutter its facility in Bushnell after more than 40 years in the community. Paul Blackhurst, a representative with Kitchen Cooked, told...
Dec 30, 2019 (kitchencooked.net)
Legal marijuana sales may spark Midwest interstate tension
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois is joining Michigan as the only Midwestern states broadly allowing the sale and use of marijuana. But consumers must be aware that cannabis remains illegal in surrounding state...
Dec 29, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
CityLink shuts down bus service on New Year's Day
PEORIA, Ill. -- CityLink buses will not run on the first day of the new year. Emily Watson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for CityLink, said that the buses will also have a shorter schedu...
Dec 29, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Trump retweets then deletes post naming alleged whistleblower
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- President Donald Trump retweeted a post that included the alleged name of the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint led to Trump's impeachment by the House. Trump retweeted ...
Dec 29, 2019 FILE- In this Oct. 21, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. President Donald Trump has spent a lot of time bashing Chicago, and now he's coming to visit. In his first trip to Chicago since his election, the president is scheduled to address the 2019 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference on Monday OCT. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais File)
Monarch Music Hall in Peoria closes
PEORIA. Ill. -- The Monarch Music Hall is no more. The venue's ownership group has decided not to renew the lease and will book no more shows. The final show was Chicago Farmer on Wednesday night. On ...
Dec 28, 2019 Courtesy of Monarch Music Hall Facebook page
Man who made 27,000 crosses for shooting victims is retiring
AURORA, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man who made more than 27,000 crosses to commemorate victims of mass shootings across the country is retiring. According to The Beacon-News, Greg Zanis came to realize ...
Dec 28, 2019 (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Illinois unemployment data released
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The unemployment rate in Illinois decreased in November of 2019. Thirteen Illinois metropolitan areas had increased job growth according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Bu...
Dec 27, 2019
MVC and Bradley Basketball opponent head coach placed on administrative leave
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Evansville has placed men's basketball coach Walter McCarty on administrative leave and is conducting an internal investigation into alleged violations of the school's Title IX...
Dec 27, 2019 MWC-AP/FOX SPORTS PHOTO CREDIT
