Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump administration says it launches ICE crackdown in Illinois
CHICAGO (Reuters) - After weeks of vowing to deploy National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, the Trump administration said on Monday it had launched a deportation crackdown in Illinois targeti...
Sep 09, 2025 An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle is parked outside the Cook County Courthouse, where Fox News was doing a ride-along on their operations in Chicago, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence and immigration enforcement actions by the Department of Homeland Security, in Chicago, U.S., September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
House Democrats release alleged Trump birthday letter to Epstein
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday made public a birthday letter Donald Trump allegedly wrote to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than 20 years ago, though...
Sep 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A protester calling for a release of the Epstein files holds a sign in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Canton man ordered detained in alleged stabbing death of elderly man
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - A Canton man accused in the stabbing death of a 70-year-old man last week must remain in jail before trial. 25 News reports 38-year-old Rocky Garwood, charged with First Degree M...
Sep 08, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Bears CEO: Arlington Heights only viable option for new stadium
The Chicago Bears will open their season on "Monday Night Football" against the division rival Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field, but the historic stadium's days as the Bears' home may be numbered. I...
Sep 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Aug 22, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; A general view of a Chicago Bears helmet against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images/File Photo
Man arrested after allegedly firing weapon during argument in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was arrested Sunday after allegedly firing a weapon during an argument in South Peoria. Peoria Police says officers made contact with an adult female in the area of Ann and Larami...
Sep 08, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
US appeals court rejects states' lawsuit over Trump mass firings
(Reuters) -A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that 19 mostly Democrat-led states and Washington, D.C., cannot pursue a legal challenge to the mass firings of 25,000 recently hired federal workers...
Sep 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Labor union members hold placards on the day of a rally in support of federal workers during a rush hour protest outside the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo/File Photo
Trump fails to overturn E. Jean Carroll's $83 million verdict
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday refused to throw out an $83.3 million jury verdict against U.S. President Donald Trump for damaging the reputation of the writer E. Jean Carroll ...
Sep 08, 2025 A demonstrator holds up a sign behind writer E. Jean Carroll as she leaves the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Adam Gray/File Photo
US Supreme Court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court again backed President Donald Trump's hardline approach toward immigration on Monday, letting federal agents proceed with raids in Southern California targeting peop...
Sep 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Shots fired at vehicle in West Peoria early Monday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after shots were fired in West Peoria early Monday morning. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies made contact with a person at around 5:00 A.M....
Sep 08, 2025
Fire caused $60,000 damage to a Peoria home Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to reports of a residential fire Sunday afternoon on W. St. James Street. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron said crews arrived just before 3 p.m., finding ...
Sep 08, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
