Category Archives: Top Stories
US Senate to vote on dueling plans to end shutdown, though neither likely to pass
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate will vote again on Friday on dueling Democratic and Republican plans to end a government shutdown now entering its third day, though there is no sign that either ...
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
Suspect arrested for convenience store shooting Thursday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested a man Thursday afternoon for reportedly shooting another man at a convenience store. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called to the University C...
Oct 03, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Here's what's in Illinois' $50.6B six-year infrastructure plan
Article Summary Illinois' latest six-year infrastructure plan includes $50.6 billion in projects, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. That includes $32.5 billion in road and bridge...
Oct 02, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker announces the state’s six-year, $50.6 billion infrastructure plan at a news conference Wednesday in Chicago. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
With the US government dark, alternate sources show a sluggish September for jobs
(Reuters) -Alternate data from public and private sources, a substitute for official statistics delayed by a government shutdown, showed the U.S. job market likely remained stalled in September with s...
Oct 02, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A ?Help Wanted? sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Teenager injured in Peoria convenience store shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager suffered non-life threatening injuries after a shooting at a Peoria convenience store Thursday afternoon. Peoria Police says a call came in just before 1:00 P.M., finding a 1...
Oct 02, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Drought conditions worsen across central Illinois as hot, dry weather continues
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought conditions are getting worse in central Illinois as a pattern of hot weather and no rain continues. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows severe d...
Oct 02, 2025
Man injured in shooting late Wednesday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man suffered serious injuries after a shooting in Peoria late Wednesday night. Peoria Police says officers responded just after 11:00 P.M. in the area of Underhill and Nebraska. They ...
Oct 02, 2025
Peoria's One-Way to Two-Way Conversion Project begins new phase on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Works is two years into a two-and-a-half year project converting Adams Street and Jefferson Avenue downtown from one-way to two-way traffic. Public Works' Nick McMillion s...
Oct 02, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
ACLU chapters call for investigation into police actions after downtown Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union in Peoria and Illinois are calling for an independent investigation into police actions after a shooting early Sunday morning. In the afte...
Oct 02, 2025 (American Civil Liberties Union of Peoria)
Peoria County Coroner releases the name of 15-year-old homicide victim
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner's Office has identified the teenager shot to death inside a Peoria home Wednesday morning. In a Facebook post, Coroner Jamie Harwood says 15-year-old Keyaun Sc...
Oct 02, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
