Category Archives: Top Stories
US Senate Republicans see delays as they face patch yawning budget hole on Trump bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Republicans confronted a yawning budget hole in their sprawling tax-cut and spending bill on Friday, signaling that they could miss President Donald Trump's July 4 deadl...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Several vehicles stolen in N. Peoria County, with a suspect in custody
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Several vehicles have been reportedly stolen in North Peoria County this week. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says two trucks were stolen in the Princeville area. A suspect ...
Jun 27, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Peoria Riverfront Museum touts record-setting year at "State of the Museum" event
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Riverfront Museum is celebrating a record-setting fiscal year, with its most successful exhibition in the museum's history, its highest museum membership, a record three million ...
Jun 27, 2025 The Peoria Riverfront Museum this week celebrated a record-setting fiscal year.
US Supreme Court preserves key element of Obamacare preventive care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday preserved a key element of the Obamacare law that helps guarantee that health insurers cover preventive care such as cancer screenings and HIV pr...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, U.S., October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Highly touted recruit from Dunlap heads south for college football career
DUNLAP, Ill. - One of the most highly-publicized high school football recruitments in central Illinois came to a close last night. 4-star junior tight end Mack Sutter of Dunlap announced Thursday nigh...
Jun 27, 2025 (25 News)
US Supreme Court limits power of judges to block Trump's birthright citizenship order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow on Friday to the power of federal judges by restricting their ability to grant broad legal relief in cases as the justices acted in a legal fi...
Jun 27, 2025 Olga Urbina carries baby Ares Webster as demonstrators rally on the day the Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict automatic birthright citizenship, during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
US consumer spending falls unexpectedly in May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer spending unexpectedly fell in May as the boost from the pre-emptive buying of goods like motor vehicles ahead of tariffs faded, while monthly inflation increases re...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A man shops for meat at Eastern Market in Washington, U.S., August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
3 vehicles at a Peoria Co. auto shop set on fire, arson appears to be the cause
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Illinois Fire Marshal's Office is helping to investigate several "suspicious" vehicle fires that happened early Thursday morning in Peoria County. Peoria County Sheriff Chris...
Jun 27, 2025 Foster's Service in West Peoria was the scene of several "suspicious" fires early Thursday morning. (25 News)
US Senate Republicans seek agreement on Trump tax-cut, spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans on Friday were trying to reach consensus over President Donald Trump's sprawling tax-cut and spending bill, including proposed healthcare cuts that have w...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Pekin launching Dragon's Fire Balloon Fest this weekend
PEKIN, Ill. - Nearly a dozen hot air balloons will be floating into the air this weekend at Pekin's Dragon's Fire Balloon Fest. Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amy McCoy says they've...
Jun 27, 2025 Pekin's Dragon's Fire Balloon Fest is June 27th & 28th at the Avanti's Event Center. (Discover Pekin Facebook)
