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Peorians rally for immigration rights near Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - Chants filled the air Sunday as protesters gathered near Bradley University to oppose the Trump Administration's policy of mass deportations. Peoria No Ban No Wall and River City Rainbo...
Jun 16, 2025 Protesters took to Main and University near the Bradley University campus Sunday in opposition of President Trump's immigration policies.
(25 News)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices down less than a penny, as price hikes are expected nationwide
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped 0.8 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.27 on Monday, GasBuddy says. Prices in Peoria are 2.1 cents a gallon lower than a month ago and 29.7 ...
Jun 16, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
UPDATE: Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker killing visited other legislators' homes, prosecutors say
Updated: 11:57 a.m. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (Reuters) -The suspect in the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband this weekend drove to the homes of three other state politicians before h...
Jun 15, 2025 People visit a memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in honor of Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, after a gunman killed them, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., June 15, 2025. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Peoria murder suspect in custody
PEORIA, Ill. - The second of two suspects in connection with the death of a Peoria tow employee is in custody. Peoria police say Terrance Shaw, 18, was arrested around 5:24 p.m. Saturday without incid...
Jun 15, 2025 Photo: Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Parade highlights Peoria Juneteenth celebration
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria NAACP branch hosted its second annual Ernestine Jackson Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade, one of many Juneteenth celebrations taking place throughout Central Illinois over the n...
Jun 15, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Washington walking path decorated with art
WASHINGTON, Ill. - People who walk or bike the path between the Washington Fire Department and Five Points may notice that artists have decorated the space. 25 News reports Washington BRIDGE Education...
Jun 15, 2025 Photo: 25 News
After day of nationwide protests, Trump's military parade rolls through D.C.
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's long-sought military parade rolled though the streets of downtown Washington on Saturday, but the celebration of the U.S. Army's 250...
Jun 15, 2025 President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a celebration of the Army's 250th birthday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., U.S., June, 14, 2025. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS
Naturalization ceremonies welcome 180 new U.S. citizens
PEORIA, Ill. - Cheers filled the room at the Peoria Public Library Friday as 180 people became U.S. citizens. Throughout the day, two naturalization ceremonies were held. Men and women from around 60 ...
Jun 15, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Pope Leo, from Chicago, makes his first U.S. pitch at White Sox Park
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pope Leo, a native of Chicago's south side and a long-time fan of his beloved but beleaguered White Sox, sent a video message on Saturday to a sellout crowd attending Catholic Mass...
Jun 14, 2025 Pope Leo XIV delivers a video message during a public celebration hosted by the Chicago White Sox and the Archdiocese of Chicago for the election of Pope Leo XIV, featuring a mass at Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Iran says production at world's largest gas field partly suspended after Israeli attack
(Reuters) - Iran has partially suspended gas production at the world's biggest gas field after an Israeli strike caused a fire there on Saturday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, in what...
Jun 14, 2025 A fire burns at South Pars gas field, in Tonbak, Bushehr Province, Iran, in this screen grab from a handout video released on June 14, 2025. Social Media/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY.
