Category Archives: Top Stories
Illinois National Guard Soldiers Returning From Afghanistan
Six specialized Illinois National Guard soldiers deployed to Afghanistan are returning home. The soldiers are from various parts of the state, including Germantown Hills. The soliders were part of Bil...
Jun 23, 2019
Witness In Federal Court Trial Details Failed Abduction Attempt
(AP) - A University of Illinois graduate student has told jurors that the man on trial for abducting and killing a 26-year-old visiting scholar from China attempted to get her into his car by posing a...
Jun 23, 2019
Peoria County Memorial Service Thursday
Peoria County will hold a memorial service Thursday at 5 p.m. to remember three county elected officials. Peoria County State's Attorney Jerry Brady (pictured left), Clerk Steve Sonnemaker (pictured c...
Jun 23, 2019
Crews Battle Fire Overnight In Princeville
A huge fire in Princeville overnight in Princeville. The fire at 132 N. Walnut Street was reported just after 9 p.m. Monday at the Los Jimadores Mexican restaurant building. Firefighters from 13 fire ...
Jun 23, 2019
Trump Threatens To Deport Millions Beginning Next Week
(AP) - President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people in the country illegally. In a late-night tweet Monday, Trump says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin the rem...
Jun 23, 2019
Peoria Crews Called To Fire On W. Aiken
Peoria firefighters responded to a house fire late Monday night. Crews arrived on the scene around 10:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of W. Aiken Avenue, finding heavy smoke coming from the structure. The h...
Jun 23, 2019
Gloria Vanderbilt, Heiress, Jeans Queen, Dies At 95
AP) - Gloria Vanderbilt, the "poor little rich girl" heiress at the center of a scandalous custody battle of the 1930s and the designer jeans queen of the 1970s and '80s, died on Monday at 95, accordi...
Jun 17, 2019 Gloria Vanderbilt participates in the panel for "Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper" at the HBO 2016 Winter TCA on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Diagnosed With Throat Cancer
(AP) - Megadeth's Dave Mustaine says he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. The singer and guitarist of the heavy metal band announced the news on social media Monday, writing that he's "working cl...
Jun 17, 2019
Applications Accepted To Fill Peoria County Vacancies
Peoria County is beginning the process to appoint individuals to fill their vacancies. The vacancies were created by the recent deaths of District 11 County Board member Greg Adamson, State's Attorney...
Jun 17, 2019
Bradley University Earns Top Ranking For Jobs
Career website Zippia.com has ranked colleges nationwide that have the best record when it comes to finding employment a decade after graduation. The report identifies schools with the highest placeme...
Jun 17, 2019
