Category Archives: Top Stories
Famed Loyola-Chicago chaplain Sister Jean dies at 106
Longtime Loyola-Chicago men's basketball chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt died on Thursday at age 106, the school announced. Known simply as Sister Jean, she gained international fame in 2018 when...
Oct 10, 2025 Mar 24, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Loyola Ramblers team chaplain Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt celebrates after defeating Kansas State Wildcats in the championship game of the South regional of the 2018 NCAA Tournament at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Street naming ceremony to kick off 100th anniversary celebrations for Peoria restaurant
PEORIA, Ill. - Dave Templin says Agatucci's in Peoria is a special place. "When I go in there, I have flashbacks of when I was a little kid of being in there with my parents," Templin tells WMBD's "Th...
Oct 09, 2025 (Agatucci's Facebook)
Two charged with murder in shooting death of teenager in Peoria's West Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a teenager in a Peoria house last week. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says prosecutors filed First Degree...
Oct 09, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area protests
Article summary: A court order bars federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters or journalists covering immigration protests. It also bars them from using harsh crowd control methods such as tea...
Oct 09, 2025 Protesters and reporters gathered outside an immigration enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Saturday, Oct. 4. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
New York AG James, a Trump foe, indicted for bank fraud
(Reuters) -New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump, was indicted for bank fraud on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, as the administration see...
Oct 09, 2025 New York State Attorney General Letitia James attends the National Action Network National Convention in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Peoria to assist Peoria Heights with fire services after agreement reached
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - After a passionate discussion, Peoria Heights trustees approved a plan to have Peoria firefighters automatically dispatched to emergency calls. 25 News reports Mayor Matt Wiggin...
Oct 09, 2025 (Ed Hammond/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man sentenced for weapons possession in January incident in Peoria's North Valley
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced on a weapons offense from earlier this year. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 22-year-old Zavon Knox was sentenced to 12 years in prison ...
Oct 09, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Improving weather does not help drought across central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - Rain and cooler temperatures arrived, but it did not help drought conditions in central Illinois. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows severe drought condit...
Oct 09, 2025 (NOAA/National Weather Service)
Israel and Hamas sign Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in the first p...
Oct 09, 2025 Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, reacts holding an Israeli flag with photos of hostages, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, at the "Hostages square", in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Peoria pastor arrested, accused of passing harmful materials to a minor
PEKIN, Ill. - The head pastor of Peoria's Riverside Community Church has been arrested for dissemination of harmful materials to a juvenile. On Sunday, Pekin Police were notified of evidence related t...
Oct 09, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
