Category Archives: Top Stories
Roof Collapses During Fire at Canton Resale Store
UPDATE - 3:41 P.M. (Canton, Ill.) - A portion of a roof collapsed Friday afternoon during a fire at a Canton resale store. Firefighters battled the blaze for nearly two hours at Odds and Ends Resale o...
Nov 21, 2025 Canton Fire Department tackle a fire that a collapsed a roof of a downtown Canton building.
Putin says U.S. peace plan can be the basis for peace in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that U.S. proposals for peace in Ukraine could be the basis of a resolution of the conflict but that if Kyiv turned down the plan then...
Nov 21, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 21, 2025. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS
Peoria County Coroner raises alarm over right-to-die bill
Illinois coroners are sounding the alarm about the right-to-die legislation sitting on Governor JB Pritzker's desk, saying they were completely shut out of the process and warning the bill could cause...
Nov 21, 2025 Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood speaks on the death of one-month-old Grayson Luncsford at a press conference on September 17th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
9 months after federal bribery conviction, former Speaker Madigan disbarred
Article Summary Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is no longer a lawyer after the Illinois Supreme Court officially disbarred him this week The disbarment stems from Madigan's conviction i...
Nov 21, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Feb. 12 after a jury convicted him on 10 corruption counts, including bribery. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Verizon cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it restructures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. wireless carrier Verizon on Thursday said it will cut more than 13,000 jobs in its largest single layoff as it works to shrink costs and restructure operations. Verizon also...
Nov 21, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A crew from Verizon installs 5G telecommunications equipment on a tower in Orem, Utah, U.S. December 3, 2019. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo
Trump officials prepare for potential cabinet shakeup after one-year mark, CNN reports
(Reuters) -The White House is preparing for possible turnover in the cabinet after U.S. President Donald Trump reaches the one-year mark of his term, potentially shaking up his otherwise stable team o...
Nov 21, 2025 US President Donald Trump takes the oath of office during his inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump to meet New York's Zohran Mamdani in clash of political opposites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump will meet with incoming New York mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday, the first in-person talks between political opposites who have clashed over everything fro...
Nov 21, 2025 Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves next to his mother Mira Nair onstage after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Peoria Co. Sheriff warns parents about online predators after two men arrested
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - On Wednesday, Peoria County detectives arrested two men, one of whom they said sexually assaulted a minor. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins said Sergio Delgado Rodriguez wa...
Nov 21, 2025 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
Chicago-area man pleads not guilty to October shooting on Bradley campus
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A Chicago-area man accused of shooting a woman inside a Bradley University dorm last month pleaded not guilty on Thursday to multiple charges. 19-year-old Edward Traywick Jr. ...
Nov 21, 2025
East Peoria's 41st Festival of Lights Parade steps off Saturday night
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria's Festival of Lights Parade returns on Saturday with 41 floats representing 41 years. "So, we've brought one back that has not been in the parade the past few years. We...
Nov 21, 2025 (East Peoria Festival of Lights Facebook page)
