Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria County State's Attorney's Office swears-in Feta
PEORIA, Ill. - The newest member of the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office was sworn-in on Wednesday. Feta joins the office as the newest Facility Dog, and the second one, joining Kiwi. A swearin...
Apr 29, 2026 (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office)
Curriculum changes coming for Peoria Public Schools K-5 students
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Peoria Public Schools will officially be going back to phonics and paper to improve literacy rates in the district. This comes ...
Apr 29, 2026 (Peoria Public Schools)
Woman convicted of 2025 shooting death on Peoria's Riverfront
PEORIA, Ill. - A 20-year-old has been convicted in a fatal shooting on Peoria's Riverfront last June. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Deziaah Hunter was found guilty today Wednesday o...
Apr 29, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
18-year-old arrested after Peoria Police allegedly find stolen weapon during traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was arrested by Peoria Police after a traffic stop Tuesday after a stolen weapon was allegedly found. A vehicle that was observed in a prior fleeing traffic stop was spotted on Br...
Apr 29, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
GoFundMe established for family of fallen East Peoria Police detective
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A GoFundMe has been established to support the family of a fallen East Peoria police detective. The fundraiser will support the wife and two sons of 41-year-old Bob Vester, who die...
Apr 29, 2026 (Photo courtesy of Tabby Vester Dorsey)
Tazewell County Clerk visits D.C. to advocate for election security funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds John Ackerman was part of a bipartisan delegation of Illinois County Clerks who visited Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to meet with legisl...
Apr 29, 2026 A delegation of Illinois County Clerks was in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday for meetings with legislators to discuss the continued need for Federal Government Grant Funding and support of Election Infrastructure. (Tazewell County Clerk's Office)
US Supreme Court undermines key provision of Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act - raising the bar for racial minorities to challenge electoral maps as racially...
Apr 29, 2026 FILE PHOTO: People walk outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
Powell's tenure as Fed chief, bookended by Trump, draws to a close
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - On a chilly spring day in 2017, Jerome Powell made a six-hour round trip by car through heavy mountain fog from Washington to West Virginia Univers...
Apr 29, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference at the Fed in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
King Charles to visit New York to commemorate 9/11 victims
By Jonathan Allen and Maria Tsvetkova WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla arrive in New York on Wednesday to commemorate victims of the Septembe...
Apr 29, 2026 Britain's King Charles speaks during a state dinner for him and Queen Camilla at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
State commission finds agent abuses were 'greenlit by Washington' for Operation Midway Blitz
Article Summary After conducting over a dozen investigations, interviewing witnesses, and reviewing hundreds of hours of video footage, the Illinois Accountability Commission is prepared to release it...
Apr 29, 2026 Marimar Martinez testifies at an April 28, 2026, hearing of the Illinois Accountability Commission, showing one of the seven holes left in her body after she was shot by a Border Patrol agent in October. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
