Category Archives: Top Stories
Gaza talks taken up a notch as Hamas hands over hostage swap list
CAIRO (Reuters) -Talks to end the war in Gaza were taken up a notch on Wednesday with the expected arrival of senior figures from Israel, the U.S. and regional counties, after Hamas handed over its li...
Oct 08, 2025 Israeli military vehicles manoeuvre near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy militar...
Oct 08, 2025 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker talks with NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep during a visit to the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen, days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence in the city along with stepped-up immigration enforcement actions carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Pathway Ministries leader prepares for "Conversations on a Bench" Thursday-Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of Peoria's Pathway Ministries is getting ready to spend 24 hours on a bench. In conjunction with World Homelessness Day, Pathway Ministries' Jon Rocke says he'll be there to r...
Oct 08, 2025 (Pathway Ministries, Peoria, IL)
Update: Ex-FBI chief Comey pleads not guilty to charges brought under pressure from Trump
Updated at 9:21 a.m. ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges accusing him of making false statements and obstructing a congr...
Oct 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is seen in a frame grab from a video feed as he is sworn in remotely from his home during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing exploring the FBI's investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian election interference in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2020. U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary/Handout via REUTERS//File Photo
Peoria Heights trustees override mayor's grocery tax veto
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Heights trustees have voted to override the mayor's veto of a 1-percent sales tax on groceries, but the controversial issue may resurface in front of voters nex...
Oct 08, 2025 (Ed Hammond/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle crash in Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A motorcyclist died in a two-vehicle crash just north of Goodfield on Tuesday. Woodford County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says the crash occurred just before 6:00 P...
Oct 07, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Lawmakers 'ready to move' on transit reform, but funding agreement remains elusive
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers will return to Springfield next week hoping to resolve a major unchecked box from the spring: Keep the trains in Chicago running. As the ...
Oct 07, 2025 A Chicago Transit Authority bus leaves a stop on the city’s North Side. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Dunlap CUSD seeking new elementary school building
DUNLAP, Ill. - Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 is setting the stage for a new elementary school building. 25 News reports a special use permit to build the school in a single-family resident...
Oct 07, 2025 (Dunlap CUSD)
No charges filed after alleged stalking at East Peoria grocery store
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria Police says there's no threat to public safety after an alleged stalking incident Sunday night. Police responded to the Kroger just before 8:00 P.M. on reports a male w...
Oct 07, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Princeville High School needs your help to win $1M prize from T-Mobile
PEORIA, Ill. - Princeville High School is on a Million-Dollar mission. The school is the only high school in Illinois vying for T-Mobile's "Friday Night 5G Lights" competition...recently making the To...
Oct 07, 2025 Princeville High School is in the running to win a $1 million prize from T-Mobile to upgrade their athletic stadium.
