Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria Public Schools preparing for renovations to Central Park Pool
PEORIA, Ill. - Now that it owns the facility, Peoria Public Schools is looking to renovate Central Park Pool. The district bought the facility earlier this year after the Peoria Park District decided ...
Dec 03, 2025 (25 News)
East Peoria says emergency alert system breached by cybercriminal group
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An emergency alert system for the city of East Peoria has been shut down after a security breach. The city says an organized cybercriminal group recently breached the OnSolve CodeR...
Dec 03, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Prospect Road overhaul project approved by Peoria Heights trustees
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Trustees in Peoria Heights have given their approval to a project that will redesign Prospect Road. The project will stretch from Tower Park to War Memorial Drive. The main goal...
Dec 03, 2025 (Ed Hammond/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump to propose sharp rollback in US vehicle fuel economy rules
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday will propose a significant rollback of fuel economy standards that former President Joe Biden had finalized last year, in its latest...
Dec 03, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Sean Grayson's attorneys seek new trial after murder conviction
Article Summary Former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson is seeking a new trial after his second-degree murder conviction last month. He was charged with murder for shooting Sonya Massey, ...
Dec 03, 2025 Ex-Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson’s body camera footage shows the officers who greeted him on July 6, 2024, as he exited the home of Sonya Massey after fatally shooting her. Grayson disparaged Massey and called her “crazy” in the video, which his attorneys say should not have been shown in the trial that led to his second-degree murder conviction. (Screenshot from body camera footage)
Minnesota officials defend Somali community against Trump's attacks
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Officials in Minneapolis on Tuesday said they were not aware of imminent federal immigration raids targeting the area's Somali community, which has come under blistering attacks from...
Dec 03, 2025 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at a press conference to address reports of a planned federal operation targeting Somali immigrants, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Republican wins US House election in Tennessee, bolstering party majority
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Voters in Tennessee elected Republican Matt Van Epps to fill a vacant U.S. House of Representatives seat, U.S. media outlets projected on Tuesday, padding the narrow lead...
Dec 03, 2025 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson takes questions from reporters alongside District 7 Republican nominee Matt Van Epps ahead of Tennessee's special congressional election at billionaire Willis Johnson's car barn in Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. December 1, 2025. Vivian Jones/USA Today Network via REUTERS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
Rivian to recall nearly 35,000 US delivery vans over seat belt issue
Dec 3 (Reuters) - Rivian Automotive is recalling 34,824 electric delivery vehicles in the U.S. as their seat belt system may fail to properly restrain the driver, increasing the risk of injury during ...
Dec 03, 2025 The logo of electric truck company Rivian is shown at the LA Auto show "AutoMobility LA" in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Residents displaced by another fire at New Hope Apartments in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple residents were displaced after a trash fire at New Hope Apartments in downtown Peoria on Tuesday evening. Battalion Chief Josh Maroney said crews were called to the building on...
Dec 03, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria County Sheriff's Office in search of alleged robbery suspect
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is seeking help in finding a suspect in a robbery at a Peoria Walgreen's. The office says at around 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, a middle aged black male rep...
Dec 02, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
