Category Archives: Top Stories
U.S. Senate rejects bid to curb Trump's Iran war powers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-led U.S. Senate rejected a Democratic-led bid on Friday to block President Donald Trump from using further military force against Iran, hours after the president s...
Jun 27, 2025 A view shows the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a building on Monday, after the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
National speculation helps 'get more for the people of Illinois,' Pritzker says
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker began his third campaign for governor on Thursday, but much of the buzz around his 2026 campaign announcement focused on 2028. Pritzker mad...
Jun 27, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker holds a branded craft “JBeer” on stage at a Springfield campaign kickoff event alongside local state Sen. Doris Turner. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Furry bandit causes power outage in Mason County small town
SAN JOSE, Ill. - An animal is the cause of a power outage in a Mason County town. Ameren says around 300 customers lost power in San Jose after a raccoon made contact with equipment inside a substatio...
Jun 27, 2025 (Ameren Illinois)
Pekin to end city-provided school bus services next year
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin is getting out of the school bus business. The city council on Monday voted to terminate agreements with Districts 108 and 303 next year and end its school bus services. City Manag...
Jun 27, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US Supreme Court lets parents opt kids out of classes with LGBT storybooks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favor of Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland who sued to keep their elementary school children out of certain classes when storyboo...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Pride flags are used to celebrate Pride Month at the Stonewall National Monument at Christopher Park adjacent to The Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village section of New York City, New York, U.S., June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo
US Senate Republicans see delays as they face patch yawning budget hole on Trump bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Republicans confronted a yawning budget hole in their sprawling tax-cut and spending bill on Friday, signaling that they could miss President Donald Trump's July 4 deadl...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Several vehicles stolen in N. Peoria County, with a suspect in custody
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Several vehicles have been reportedly stolen in North Peoria County this week. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says two trucks were stolen in the Princeville area. A suspect ...
Jun 27, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Peoria Riverfront Museum touts record-setting year at "State of the Museum" event
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Riverfront Museum is celebrating a record-setting fiscal year, with its most successful exhibition in the museum's history, its highest museum membership, a record three million ...
Jun 27, 2025 The Peoria Riverfront Museum this week celebrated a record-setting fiscal year.
US Supreme Court preserves key element of Obamacare preventive care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday preserved a key element of the Obamacare law that helps guarantee that health insurers cover preventive care such as cancer screenings and HIV pr...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, U.S., October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Highly touted recruit from Dunlap heads south for college football career
DUNLAP, Ill. - One of the most highly-publicized high school football recruitments in central Illinois came to a close last night. 4-star junior tight end Mack Sutter of Dunlap announced Thursday nigh...
Jun 27, 2025 (25 News)
