Category Archives: Top Stories
Illinois lawmakers approve state-specific vaccine guidelines, punt on gambling bill
Article Summary Illinois lawmakers passed 24 bills during the two-week fall veto session. House Bill 767 would allow IDPH Director Sameer Vohra to issue state-specific guidelines while granting more a...
Nov 05, 2025 The Illinois Capitol dome is pictured through fall foliage in Springfield on the final day of the legislature’s 2025 veto session. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
ISP: No injuries in a pair of crashes on the Murray Baker Bridge
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois State Police were called to the Murray Baker Bridge for a pair of accidents Wednesday morning. Troopers arrived on the Peoria side of the bridge around 7:45 a.m. One of the cra...
Nov 05, 2025 (Illinois State Police)
No big winner in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing
ATLANTA, Ga. - No one won the $800 million Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night. The winning numbers were 11, 17, 57, 50 and 14. The Mega Ball was 6. The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawin...
Nov 05, 2025 (Mega Millions Consortium)
Rivian rides on EV tax-credit rush to beat revenue estimate, expects lower tariff costs
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive surpassed third-quarter revenue expectations on Tuesday, fueled by strong deliveries as U.S. consumers rushed to grab a federal tax incentive on electric vehicle purchases...
Nov 05, 2025 A view shows a second-generation R1S at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez
Democrats sweep first major elections of second Trump term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats swept a trio of races on Tuesday in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency, elevating a new generation of leaders and giving the beleaguer...
Nov 05, 2025 Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves next to his wife Rama Duwaji after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Grand jury indicts Peoria man accused of shooting girlfriend
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted on multiple charges for alleged abuse against his girlfriend. A Peoria County grand jury on Tuesday indicted 35-year-old Calvin Freeman in two separate in...
Nov 04, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office-Peoria County Jail)
Illinois bill 'decouples' state, federal taxes, raising revenue and angering businesses
Article Summary Illinois lawmakers approved a bill last week to "decouple" some state taxes on businesses from the federal government. The changes allow Illinois to collect more taxes from corporation...
Nov 04, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions in his Capitol office on Thursday, Oct. 30. (CNI photo by Andrew Adams)
UPDATE: Death toll in Louisville UPS plane crash rises to 9
Updated at 7:57 a.m. (Reuters) -The death toll from the crash of a UPS cargo plane that erupted into a fireball moments after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday has risen to nine, city and sta...
Nov 04, 2025 Smoke rises from the wreackage of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet after it crashed on departure from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. November 4, 2025. Jeff Faughender/USA Today Network via REUTERS.
Teenagers accused in South Peoria shooting death of man on bicycle indicted
PEORIA, Ill. - Three teenagers have been indicted for murder by a Peoria County grand jury in the shooting death of a man riding a bicycle in South Peoria last month. On Tuesday, 16-year-old Orlando H...
Nov 04, 2025 courtroom gavel
Washington woman ordered to remain in jail in alleged child sexual assault case
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County prosecutors claim the parents of a baby born earlier this year are a Washington woman and the minor she allegedly had sex with. 25 News reports DNA testing presented in a...
Nov 04, 2025 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
