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Peoria teen charged with aggravated DUI for fatal crash involving synthetic drug
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A grand jury has indicted a Peoria teen accused of being under the influence of synthetic cannabis in a crash earlier this year that killed an East Peoria man. 25 News reports...
Sep 10, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria takes first step in moving forward with Riverfront amphitheater project
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria is taking the first steps in building an amphitheater along the riverfront. The city council unanimously accepted a Letter of Intent from the Hengst Foundation to bui...
Sep 09, 2025 A proposal for a layout of the proposed Dee Hengst Amphitheater on the Peoria Riverfront was provided to city council members for discussion at the Sept. 9th, 2025 meeting. (City of Peoria/Terra Engineering)
Garage total loss after early Tuesday morning fire in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a garage fire early Tuesday morning in Peoria's East Bluff. Crews were searching for a fire at around 5:30 A.M. after finding smok...
Sep 09, 2025 (File-
Biotech startup in Peoria County to wind down operations
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County biotech startup company appears to be winding down operations. 25 News reports that NFW, formerly known as Natural Fiber Welding, is looking into its future options. Peo...
Sep 09, 2025 (Natural Fiber Welding)
North Carolina man faces federal charge in fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday charged a man with stabbing a Ukrainian refugee to death last month on a North Carolina train, a case that in recent days has served as a rallying cry...
Sep 09, 2025 Decarlos Brown, charged by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in the August 22, 2025 death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, poses in an undated jail booking photograph taken in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office/Handout via REUTERS
White House seeks to keep funding on autopilot through January 31 to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is seeking legislation that would extend current federal funding until January 31, avoiding a partial government shutdown beginning October 1, Republican U.S. Ho...
Sep 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago/ File Photo
P. Scott Neville Jr. chosen as next chief justice on Illinois Supreme Court
Article Summary Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. was elected by his colleagues to become the state's next chief justice, beginning in October. Chief justices in Illinois are elected by their colleagues to...
Sep 09, 2025 Justice P. Scott Neville is pictured during the 2022 swearing-in ceremony of Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
US Supreme Court pauses judge's order that Trump spend foreign aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court paused on Tuesday a judge's order that required Donald Trump's administration to promptly take steps to spend billions in foreign aid that the Republican ...
Sep 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
RV damaged by fire in Peoria on Tuesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - An RV was damaged after a fire Tuesday morning in Peoria. Peoria Fire crews responded at around 10:15 A.M. to the area of Knoxville and Detwiller, finding fire showing from the RV's roo...
Sep 09, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Sources: Darren Bailey to run for governor again in Illinois
Article Summary Former State Sen. Darren Bailey will announce a second campaign for governor, according to sources close to Bailey. Cook County Republican Party Chair Aaron Del Mar will be Bailey's ru...
Sep 09, 2025 Former state senator and unsuccessful candidate for governor and later Congress Darren Bailey is pictured at the 2023 Illinois State Fair during his unsuccessful congressional campaign. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
