Category Archives: Top Stories
MacArthur Highway project in Peoria to begin before summer's end
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria will soon begin a multi-year project to improve one of its main roads. Work is scheduled to start next month at the earliest on a $10-million project for MacArthur Hi...
Jul 24, 2025 (City of Peoria)
Trump administration sues New York City to block immigration 'sanctuary' laws
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Trump administration on Thursday sued New York City over local laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, saying the statutes unlawfully thwart immigrati...
Jul 24, 2025 Federal immigration officers stand guard as the wait to make detainments at U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., July 24, 2025. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Chicago man's death in Peoria investigated as possibly heat-related
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a possible heat-related death of a Chicago man in Peoria on Wednesday. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 61-year-old Tyrone Smith was found unr...
Jul 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Murder-for-hire plot allegedly orchestrated by Pekin woman detailed in court documents
PEKIN, Ill. - More details have been released in court documents regarding the arrest of a Pekin woman for allegedly attempting to have her husband murdered. 48-year-old Allison Salinas is charged wit...
Jul 24, 2025 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Whitney's Walk promotes suicide prevention and raises funds for initiatives
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - Whitney's Walk, a 5K event that's held the last Saturday in July at Jubilee College State Park, is back this weekend. Carle Health's Nicole Hayse, from the Center for Philanthropy, s...
Jul 24, 2025 (Whitney's Walk For Life--Facebook)
Hulk Hogan, who helped turn pro wrestling into billion-dollar spectacle, dies at 71
(Reuters) -Hulk Hogan, the American sports and entertainment star who made professional wrestling a global phenomenon and loudly supported Donald Trump for president, has died at the age of 71, World ...
Jul 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Hulk Hogan, professional entertainer and wrestler speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York, U.S., October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Crash on westbound I-74 leaves one person injured
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A single-vehicle crash near Deer Creek sent one person to a hospital Thursday morning. Illinois State Police were called around 7:45 a.m. to the crash near mile marker 108 in t...
Jul 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to stable labor market conditions, though sluggish hiring is making it ...
Jul 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A “Help Wanted” sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
US appeals court blocks Trump's order curtailing birthright citizenship
(Reuters) -A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order curtailing automatic birthright citizenship is unconstitutional and blocked its enforcement nat...
Jul 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People protest on the day the Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict automatic birthright citizenship, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Four men indicted for allegedly dumping gas into the Pekin sewer system
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal grand jury indicted four men on July 15 for allegedly dumping gasoline into the Pekin sewer system in 2021. Court documents show the men, Matthew Mackey, Nicholas Johnson, Gar...
Jul 24, 2025 Four men have been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly dumping gas into the Pekin sewer system at All Around Auto and Tire. (25 News)
