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Teenager ordered detained in shooting death of 15-year-old in Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager accused of conspiring to kill a 15-year-old boy in a Peoria home and then hiding the body in a rolled up carpet must remain in jail until trial. 25 News reports a motion was ...
Oct 04, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trump freezes $2.1B for Chicago transit projects in latest 'punishment' of blue states
CHICAGO - The White House on Friday froze $2.1 billion in federal funding for Chicago infrastructure projects in the latest move targeting Democratic cities and states amid the federal government shut...
Oct 04, 2025 Passengers for the CTA Red Line wait for their train to arrive in 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Alleged downtown Peoria shooting must remain in jail for "pretty brazen act"
PEORIA, Ill. - The man accused of shooting two people in downtown Peoria early Sunday morning, which led to chaos with a hostile crowd and police, must stay in jail. 25 News reports 29-year-old Adrian...
Oct 04, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
7th Circuit denies Madigan's bid to stay out of prison while he appeals corruption conviction
Article Summary Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will still have to report to prison later this month after a federal appeals court denied his bid to stay out on bond while he fights his ...
Oct 04, 2025 Flanked by his two daughters, former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Mother of Peoria shooting victim remembers teenaged son
PEORIA, Ill. - The mother of a teenaged homicide victim in Peoria from this week says she is taking it one day at a time. 15-year-old Keyaun Hardimon was found shot dead in a home near Sheridan and Mc...
Oct 03, 2025 (25 News)
Hamas agrees to parts of Trump's Gaza plan, seeks more talks
CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas said on Friday it would agree to some of the terms in U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war, including releasing hostages, but avoided addressing more vexing is...
Oct 03, 2025 Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation in the central Gaza Strip, October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Bid to end shutdown fails in Senate; Trump freezes aid to Chicago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding on Friday, starving another Democratic city of funds as a bid to end the government shu...
Oct 03, 2025 A view of the U.S. Capitol dome, following a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 2, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than 4 years in prison over prostitution conviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison over the hip-hop mogul's July 2 conviction on prostitution-related charges. Combs, 55, was convicted on...
Oct 03, 2025 Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as lawyer Alexandra Shapiro argues during a hearing over his bid to overturn his conviction on charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, at a courtroom in New York, U.S., September 25, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Peoria man arrested after allegedly stealing police ammo during downtown shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Another person has been charged in connection to unrest that occurred following a shooting early Sunday morning in downtown Peoria. Peoria Police say 29-year-old Torrance Barber was arr...
Oct 03, 2025
Trump wants to cut federal aid to Portland as his anger with protesters grows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his team to review federal aid to Portland, Oregon, that can be cut as his anger with the city's anti-government and anti-fascism protest...
Oct 03, 2025 A demonstrator dressed in an inflatable frog costume stands infront of law enforcement officers during a protest outside of the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) headquarters in south Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
