Category Archives: Top Stories
Adams St. two-way traffic begins on Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - A major milestone in a two-year downtown Peoria road construction project has been reached. Starting on Tuesday, traffic on Adams Street is now two-way between William Kumpf and Hamilto...
Apr 28, 2026 Vehicles are seen moving eastbound and westbound on Adams St. on April 28th, 2026, the first day of two-way traffic on Adams St. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UAE leaves OPEC in major blow to global oil producers' group
DUBAI, April 28 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting OPEC, dealing a heavy blow to the oil producers' group as an unprecedented energy crisis triggered by the Iran war ...
Apr 28, 2026 Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
City investing to upgrade Peoria's Martin Luther King Jr. Park
By Gianna Njau PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A major investment is set to reshape one of Peoria's most used public spaces, as nearly $500,000 is earmarked to upgrade Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the city...
Apr 28, 2026 Peoria's City Council has approved $500,000 in Block Grant funds for upgrades to Martin Luther King Jr. Park. (25 News)
7th Circuit upholds ex-Speaker Madigan's conviction of bribery, other corruption
Article Summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld all of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's bribery and other corruption convictions, writing in a 29-page ruling Monday that the onc...
Apr 28, 2026 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse after a jury convicted him on 10 of 23 corruption charges on Feb. 12, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Man pleads guilty in murder of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay
April 27 (Reuters) - A New York man on Monday pleaded guilty to taking part in the 2002 murder of pioneering hip-hop star Jam Master Jay of famed group Run-DMC as part of a dispute over a drug deal, a...
Apr 28, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Members of the musical group RUN-DMC (L to R) Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay), Darryl McDaniels (DMC) and Joseph Simmons (DJ Run) pose for photographs after being inducted into Hollywood's Rockwalk, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on February 25, 2002. Hollywood's Rockwalk is a sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring artists who have made a significant contribution to the evolution of rock 'n roll. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
US soldier accused of gambling on Maduro removal due in court
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army soldier charged with winning $400,000 by using insider information to bet on the removal of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is due ...
Apr 28, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted at Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in New York City, U.S., January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Adam Gray/File Photo
Peoria leaders react after a wave of teen violence at city parks
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Community leaders are advising parents and guardians to keep their kids busy and stay involved in their lives after a series of shootings, one of them deadly,...
Apr 28, 2026 A pair of shootings occurred at Peoria parks Sunday night. A fatal shooting at Bradley Park, and another at Stadium Park. (25 News-file photo)
US seeks to accelerate deportations of migrant children in custody, CNN reports
April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. administration is bringing forward immigration hearings for deportations of migrant children in custody by weeks or even months in a bid to accelerate the process, CNN re...
Apr 28, 2026
'It's not for her': DHS dedicated Midway Blitz in her name. Her mother says she would have hated it
Article Summary The mother of a young woman to whom the Trump administration dedicated Operation Midway Blitz testified to the Illinois Accountability Commission on Monday, saying her daughter would n...
Apr 27, 2026 Denise Lorence, mother of Katie Abraham, says during an April 27 hearing of the Illinois Accountability Commission that her daughter should be remembered as the “empathetic and caring person she was,” not used to further the Trump administration’s political aims. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Teenagers charged in connection to December carjacking in Peoria to be tried as adults
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers involved in a carjacking this past December in Peoria will be tried as adults. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Jaiden Dillard and Rodkell Grayer, both 15 ...
Apr 27, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
