Category Archives: Top Stories
Washington aldermen hear proposal on cannabis dispensary
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Aldermen in Washington are scheduled to take a vote next month on a proposed cannabis dispensary, the first in the city. On Monday night, a discussion topic was held on the proposal...
Apr 21, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US Senate Republicans to move forward with budget plan for Trump immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans will move forward this week on a budget blueprint that would boost funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agenci...
Apr 21, 2026 Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to a reporter as Senate Republican leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Man rescued at Banner Marsh after falling out of a kayak
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A multi-agency response team rescued a man from one of the lakes at Banner Marsh Monday evening, after he fell out of his kayak. Sheriff Chris Watkins said in a Facebook post tha...
Apr 21, 2026 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
Judge dismisses National Guard mobilization suit after Trump's loss at Supreme Court
Article Summary A federal judge has dismissed a case originally filed six months ago in response to the Trump administration's attempted deployment of 500 National Guard troops in Chicago. Aside from ...
Apr 21, 2026 A group of people in military fatigues walks into an
Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9.
National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News
Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
NWS confirms additional tornadoes from Friday night's storms in Central IL
LINCOLN, Ill. - The National Weather Service in Lincoln continues to assess damage and tornadoes from severe storms on Friday, April 17. The NWS already confirmed EF-1 tornadoes in Marquette Heights a...
Apr 21, 2026 Midwest Communications
Hanna City man accused of diverting $100K+ from Bloomington-Normal Jimmy John's owner
By Howard Packowitz MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - The company that runs Jimmy John's restaurants in Bloomington-Normal is said to be the victim of a massive theft and money laundering scheme, allege...
Apr 21, 2026 51-year-old Jason Simerly of Hanna City (25 News--McLean County Sheriff's Office)
Warsh says he made no rate-cut promises to Trump, plans 'robust' Fed reforms
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chief nominee Kevin Warsh said on Tuesday he had made no promises to President Donald Trump about cutting interest rates, as he tri...
Apr 21, 2026
Analysis-COVID shots, newer vaccines in limbo after US court halts Kennedy’s advisory panel
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, April 21 (Reuters) - Americans may face the next respiratory disease season without clear guidance for COVID shots and updated flu vaccines after a federal court ruling l...
Apr 21, 2026
Peoria Chief of Police reflects on time in River City as retirement looms
PEORIA, Ill. - The soon-to-be retiring Chief of Police says there will always be a special place in his heart for the city of Peoria. On Monday, Chief Eric Echevarria announced that he was retiring on...
Apr 20, 2026 Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria in the WMBD Radio Studios. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
UPDATE: Echevarria thanks Peoria as he announces retirement as Chief of Police
UPDATED 12:31 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Police Chief is planning to step away from the role next month. In a statement posted on Monday, Eric Echevarria announced that he will be retiring on May 15...
Apr 20, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
