Category Archives: Top Stories
"Weird Al" Yankovic to visit Peoria on 2026 tour
PEORIA, Ill. - He's leaving his Amish Paradise to come to the River City. Live Nation and the Peoria Civic Center have announced that "Weird Al" Yankovic will be coming to Peoria for a stop on his "Bi...
Nov 17, 2025 (LiveNation)
Teenager to be tried as adult for allegedly shooting at Peoria East Bluff home
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teenager will be tried as an adult for allegedly shooting at a home in August in the East Bluff. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 18-year-old Tabias Kelley was ...
Nov 17, 2025 courtroom gavel
Third person pleads guilty to foiled Facebook robbery in Peoria last year
PEORIA, Ill. - A third person has pleaded guilty for their role in a foiled Facebook robbery in Peoria last year that left one of the robbers dead. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 20-...
Nov 17, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Judge finds 'profound' missteps in US probe of FBI ex-chief James Comey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge found on Monday there is evidence of misconduct in how a federal prosecutor closely aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against James Comey,...
Nov 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in prior to testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files
Raising Cane's in Peoria to open doors next month
PEORIA, Ill. - A popular chicken fast food restaurant is weeks away from opening its doors in Peoria. Raising Cane's is scheduled to open on December 9th. The location sits on the former Firestone Tir...
Nov 17, 2025 (Raising Canes Facebook)
Peoria Police launch online reporting system
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police is making it easier for residents to report non-emergency crimes. The department has launched the Desk Officer Reporting System, or DORS, which is available 24 hours a day...
Nov 17, 2025
UN Security Council to vote on US resolution on Trump's Gaza plan
WASHINGTON -The UN Security Council was set to vote later on Monday on a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza and authorizing an international stabilization f...
Nov 17, 2025 A Palestinian youth walks past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
US Border Patrol arrests 81 on first day of Charlotte immigration crackdown
(Reuters) -Federal agents arrested at least 81 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, this weekend, a senior commander said on Sunday, marking a sharp escalation in the Trump administration's mass depor...
Nov 17, 2025 People protest as federal authorities conduct raids in Charlotte, expanding their crackdown on illegal immigration, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Dollar ticks higher as traders position for return of U.S. data
SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -World currency markets started the week in a cautious mood with the dollar nudging higher on the euro and yen, as traders fine tuned their positioning ahead of what could b...
Nov 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
Dunlap speech teacher honored with state award
DUNLAP, Ill. - The Illinois Elementary School Association has selected Dunlap High School's Shauna Segler as the Outstanding Speech Educator for the 2025-26 school year. Segler is being honored for he...
Nov 17, 2025 Dunlap Speech Teacher Shauna Segler has been recognized as the IESA Speech Educator of the year. (Dunlap Dist. 323 Facebook)
