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As Trump declares 'we're going in,' Pritzker says 'terror and cruelty is the point'
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker said he expects ICE's work in Chicago to look similar to recent federal action in Los Angeles. ICE operations are expected to begin later this week. In an Oval Office ...
Sep 02, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker, left, speaks at a Sept. 2 news conference to reporters ahead of potential military deployments in Chicago. Pictured behind him, from left to right: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Attorney General Kwame Raoul. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Elderly man arrested after alleged fatal stabbing in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - A man has been arrested for murder after a fatal stabbing in Pekin on Tuesday. Pekin Police says officers and medical personnel responded to the area of South 14th and Hazel, arriving to...
Sep 02, 2025 (25 News)
Motorcyclist dies after Woodford County crash Monday night
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A motorcyclist involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Woodford County on Monday has died. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 53-year-old Michael Eddy of Peoria was pronounc...
Sep 02, 2025
Man alleged to have sexually abused minor relatives indicted by Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of sexually abusing two minor relatives has been indicted by a Peoria County grand jury. 19-year-old Daemein Keller was indicted Tuesday on two counts of Predatory Crimina...
Sep 02, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Pekin man identified as victim in fatal Peoria County crash from Saturday
GLASFORD, Ill. - The man who died from a medical emergency in a vehicle Saturday night in Peoria County has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 54-year-old Jeremy Englert of Peki...
Sep 02, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
TempleLive leaves Peoria Scottish Rite Theater
PEORIA, Ill. - There will be no more shows at the Peoria Scottish Rite Theater for the time being. TempleLive Vice President of Programming Robert Thomas says the company has pulled out of operating a...
Sep 02, 2025 Scottish Rite Theatre (KDB Group)
Home goods store at Peoria's Shoppes of Grand Prairie to close for good
PEORIA, Ill. - One of Peoria's Shoppes at Grand Prairie stores will be closing for good soon. 25 News reports that the Peoria location of At Home on War Memorial is one of 29 "underperforming" locatio...
Sep 02, 2025 (The Shoppes at Grand Prairie)
The City of Pekin phone lines are down. Here's what you need to know
PEKIN, Ill. - The City of Pekin is currently experiencing issues with the phone lines at City Hall. City Manager John Dossey says anyone needing to reach City Hall in the time being can use the number...
Sep 02, 2025
US judge blocks Trump administration's use of troops in California
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from using the military to fight crime in California, as the Republican president threatens to send troops to...
Sep 02, 2025 FILE PHOTO: National Guard troops wear gas masks during protests against federal immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
US Congress returns, with a one-month deadline to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress returns on Tuesday with less than a month left to perform one of its core functions - keeping federal agencies funded and averting a partial government shutdown...
Sep 02, 2025 The U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., as the death toll from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exceeds 100,000 victims, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
