Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria man arrested after allegedly creating unauthorized video recordings
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been arrested on numerous charges that include stalking and unauthorized videotaping. Peoria Police says officers responded on October 4th to the area of Glen Oak Avenu...
Oct 16, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria Tribe in partnership with Riverfront Museum's "America 250" celebration
PEORIA, Ill. - A tribe native to central Illinois will play a role in Peoria's celebrations of America's 250th birthday next year. The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma will build custom cases throu...
Oct 16, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Dabrowski sets fundraising bar at $1.5M in GOP primary for governor
Article Summary Quarterly financial reports filed in the 2026 GOP primary for governor show conservative researcher Ted Dabrowski with an early fundraising lead. Dabrowski raised $1.5 million through ...
Oct 16, 2025 The Republican candidates for governor who are leading the fundraising race include former state Sen. Darren Bailey, conservative researcher Ted Dabrowski and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick. (Capitol News Illinois photos and illustration by Jerry Nowicki)
Israel, Hamas trade blame over truce violations, Rafah border reopening eyed but no date set
CAIRO/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded blame with Hamas o...
Oct 16, 2025 Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Dunlap School Board in heated debate over financial future
DUNLAP, Ill. (25 News) - Things got a little heated Wednesday night at the Dunlap School Board meeting over the future of district finances. 25 News reports the disagreement stems from the direction o...
Oct 16, 2025 Dunlap Schools' financial situation was a hot topic at Wednesday's meeting. (25 News)
US judge blocks Trump's plan to lay off thousands of government workers
(Reuters) -A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to halt mass layoffs of federal workers during a partial government shutdown while she considers c...
Oct 16, 2025 A man casts a shadow as he walks toward the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Firefighter suffers medical emergency on the scene of a Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria fire crews responded to a fire call early Thursday morning on W. Nowland Avenue, near N. Broadway Street. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Maroney says crews arrived just before 3:45 a....
Oct 16, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Bartonville house fire under investigation
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - The Bartonville Fire Department was called to a home on Jefferson Street, near Madison Street, Wednesday morning on reports of a fire. Bartonville Assistant Fire Chief Drew Zachman...
Oct 16, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Mike Sabol)
Pritzker tax summaries show more than $10M in 2024 income - not including trusts
Article Summary JB and MK Pritzker reported earning $10.7 million in 2024, according to tax returns released by Pritzker's campaign. The year ranks as the Pritzkers' second-highest earning year since ...
Oct 16, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker and wife MK are pictured at an event at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield in April 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Shutdown could cost US economy $15 billion a week, Treasury says
Washington (Reuters) -The two-week-old federal government shutdown may cost the U.S. economy as much as $15 billion a week in lost output, a Treasury official said late on Wednesday, correcting an ear...
Oct 16, 2025 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks as he and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a press conference on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
