Category Archives: Top Stories
Judge calls feds 'unreliable,' temporarily blocks National Guard deployment to Illinois
Article Summary A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Illinois without the consent of Gov. JB Pritzker, ruling the Department of...
Oct 10, 2025 A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Venezuela's opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (Reuters) -Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting dictatorship in the country, receiving the award despite U...
Oct 10, 2025 Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures at a protest ahead of the Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno
Chicago ICE raids, National Guard troops prompt new school leaflets: 'Know your rights'
CHICAGO (Reuters) -On a chilly morning outside Nash Elementary School in a working-class Chicago neighborhood, teachers greeted students with the usual high-fives and hugs, while handing out sheets wi...
Oct 10, 2025 A person holds "Defend your rights" flyers outside Nash Elementary School, amid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's increased presence in the Chicago area, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., September 4, 2025, in this screengrab from a video. REUTERS/Eric Cox
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)
