Category Archives: Top Stories
Political will grows for data center regulations as POWER Act remains in committee
Article Summary The newly introduced POWER Act seeks to regulate new data centers built in Illinois and address concerns about their effects on energy prices, water and the environment. Some Illinois ...
Mar 18, 2026 While the AI race sparked heightened interest in data centers, most of the centers in the state are multi-tenant retail centers — shared by numerous organizations and highly connected with telecommunications, cloud computing and other providers. The Digital Realty center on Chicago’s South loop is an example. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
Iran's government degraded but appears intact, top US spy says
By Patricia Zengerle, Doina Chiacu and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Iran's government has been degraded since the war began on February 28, but it appears to be intact and Tehran a...
Mar 18, 2026 FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director Lt. Gen. James Adams, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, and Acting National Security Agency Director Lt. Gen. William Hartman attend a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Campus Housing at Illinois Central College to reopen after sale
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College will reopen its on-campus housing to students in the fall, following the sale by the ICC Educational Foundation to a local investment group. The property w...
Mar 18, 2026 (25 News)
Illinois State Police gives update on Creve Coeur death
CREVE COEUR, Ill. - Illinois State Police have released new information about a death in Creve Coeur. On March 10, Creve Coeur Police responded to a 911 call around 2:15 a.m. from a home in the 500 bl...
Mar 18, 2026 (Illinois State Police)
Peoria mayor approves liquor license for Pop Up Chicken
PEORIA, Ill. - After months of waiting for an answer, Pop Up Chicken in Peoria's Warehouse District has been approved for a liquor license. Owner Aaron Francis said on the business's Facebook page tha...
Mar 18, 2026 Pop Up Chicken Shop in Peoria's Warehouse District. (25 News)
Top US security official quits, says Iran did not pose immediate threat
By Erin Banco and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - A top security official in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration resigned over the war in Iran on Tuesday, saying the country had...
Mar 18, 2026 FILE PHOTO: National Counterterrorism Center Director Joseph Kent attends a House Homeland Security hearing entitled "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland," on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 11, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Croke leads Democratic comptroller race as downstate voters dominate GOP primaries
Article Summary Margaret Croke - Gov. JB Pritzker's hand-picked candidate for comptroller - held an election night lead of about 2.3% Tuesday night, although the Associated Press had not called the ra...
Mar 17, 2026 State Rep. Margaret Croke, pictured on the House floor, held a lead in the race to replace Susana Mendoza as comptroller on Tuesday night. The Associated Press had not called the race as of 10 p.m. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Easy primary election night for State House and Senate candidates
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-area candidates for State Representative and Senate Senate did not break a sweat on Tuesday's elections. No one running for central Illinois-area seats in the State House and Sen...
Mar 17, 2026
One Peoria Public Schools race too close to call after Tuesday's elections
PEORIA, Ill. - Tuesday's elections for the Peoria Public Schools featured one race that appears too close to call. The two races are needed to fill seats on the board to replace Lynne Costic and Larry...
Mar 17, 2026 (Peoria Public Schools)
Vancil wins 17th Congressional GOP primary to set up race against Sorensen in November
PEORIA, Ill. - The races for the Peoria-area's two Congressional districts appear to be set. There was only one contested primary race of a possible four in Tuesday's elections in both the 16th and 17...
Mar 17, 2026
