Category Archives: Top Stories
Chuck Collins delivers final forecast for 25News First Alert Weather Team
PEORIA, Ill. - Clouds in the skies and above average temperatures for this time of year. Those were part of the final forecast for 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins' during Wednesd...
Oct 15, 2025 Chuck Collins last day on 25 News is this Wednesday, after 50 years in broadcasting. (Chuck Collins 25 News Facebook page)
Trump authorizes CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure Pr...
Oct 15, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Illinois lawmakers condemn ICE raids in Chicago, weigh state response
Article Summary Democratic state lawmakers condemned aggressive immigration enforcement actions, but it remains uncertain whether their words will translate to legislative action during the fall sessi...
Oct 15, 2025 House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch joins members of his caucus at a news conference outside of his Capitol office on Wednesday, Oct. 15, to decry the ongoing aggressive federal immigration enforcement in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Street sign begins celebrations for a century of a Peoria restaurant
PEORIA, Ill. - An Italian dining institution in Peoria is being honored on the street corner it sits on. City and community leaders came together Wednesday morning at Agatucci's to celebrate the honor...
Oct 15, 2025 Members of the Agatucci family stand in front of honorary "Via Agatucci" at Gift and University after a street naming ceremony on October 15th, 2025. The ceremony starts a year of celebrations for Agatucci's 100 years in business. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teenagers accused in shooting death of man in South Peoria charged with murder
PEORIA, Ill. - Three teenagers will now be tried as adults after being charged with murder in the death of a man in South Peoria on Sunday. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 17-year-old...
Oct 15, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
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 during a partial government shutdown while she considers claims by unions tha...
Oct 15, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during an announcement about lowering U.S. drug prices, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
South Peoria shooting victim succumbs to injuries
PEORIA, Ill. - The victim in a shooting Sunday afternoon in South Peoria had died from his injuries. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 22-year-old Khmari Rickmon was pronounced dead Tuesday jus...
Oct 15, 2025 A man was shot in the head in the 2300 block of W. Antoinette in Peoria Sunday afternoon. (25 News)
Echevarria: Illinois' justice system is broken, but Peoria has to be part of ending juvenile violence
PEORIA, Ill. - In the wake of the recent shooting death of a 15-year-old boy and other violent crimes involving teens in Peoria, the police chief says the incidents are taking a toll on his officers. ...
Oct 15, 2025 Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria in the WMBD Radio Studios. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
US Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to blunt key Voting Rights Act provision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday during arguments in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts to undercut a key section of t...
Oct 15, 2025 People protest on the day the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments regarding the composition of Louisiana electoral districts, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Israel says it expects Hamas to fulfil its obligation and return all hostages
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel expects Palestinian militant group Hamas to return the remaining hostages to Israel, a government spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Under a U.S.-brokered plan, Hamas released ...
Oct 15, 2025 A man prays as people gather at "Hostages Square" to await the expected return of Israeli hostages, who have been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
