Category Archives: Top Stories
Former Bard Optical indicted on alleged federal theft charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal grand jury has indicted a former Bard Optical employee for allegedly stealing close to five million dollars. In a statement from the company, former Accounting Manager Gayle R...
Nov 11, 2025 courtroom gavel
World War II veteran honored by Washington High School students on Veteran's Day
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington Community High School is honoring the city's remaining World War Two veteran on Veteran's Day. 102-year-old Max Tessier enlisted in 1943 and served for three years, inclu...
Nov 11, 2025 World War II veteran Max Tessier is escorted on the grounds of Washington Community High School after a Veterans Day ceremony to see flags sold by students with the names of area veterans on them. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US House returns to Washington for vote to end government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Members of the House of Representatives headed back to Washington on Tuesday, after a 53-day break, braving the congestion at the nation's tangled airports for a vote that could ...
Nov 11, 2025 The U.S. Capitol visitor center remains closed more than a month into the continuing U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Pekin approves tax incentives for Court St. redevelopment project
PEKIN, Ill. - New retailers could come to Pekin after the city council approves tax incentives for redevelopment along Court Street. The council Monday night approved an agreement with JPG Commercial ...
Nov 11, 2025 (City of Pekin)
US Supreme Court to hear Republican bid to limit counting of mail-in ballots
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Mississippi's defense of a state law challenged by Republicans that allows a five-day grace period for mail-in ballots received after Electio...
Nov 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sends to House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits f...
Nov 11, 2025 The U.S. Capitol building is illuminated the night the Senate passed a short-term government funding bill, more than a month into the longest U.S. government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 10, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Trump says US faces 'economic disaster' if Supreme Court rules against tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States faced an economic and national security disaster if the Supreme Court ruled against his use of an emergency powers la...
Nov 10, 2025 A U.S. flag flies in front of cranes at the Conley Container Terminal, as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider the legality of U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariffs, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Darren Bailey to stay in race for Governor after tragic helicopter crash
After the loss of his son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren in a helicopter crash in Montana around two weeks ago, former state senator and state representative Darren Bailey alongside his wife ...
Nov 10, 2025 Darren Bailey Facebook Page
MLB, sportsbooks limit pitch-specific bets after players charged in bet-rigging scheme
(Reuters) -Major League Baseball and its sportsbook partners moved to limit pitch-level wagering on Monday, a day after two players for the Cleveland Guardians were charged in a scheme to rig bets on ...
Nov 10, 2025 Jun 4, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Luis L. Ortiz (45) pitches in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
Peoria Man Charged with Home Invasion, Domestic Battery
A Peoria man is facing charges after allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend's home and attacking her over the weekend. Andre D. Johnson, 41, was charged with home invasion and domestic battery foll...
Nov 10, 2025
