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UPDATE: Trump says both sides violate ceasefire, tells Israel: 'Do not drop those bombs'
Updated: 6:08 a.m. TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump accused both Israel and Iran of violating a ceasefire on Tuesday hours after he announced it, expressing particul...
Jun 24, 2025 A member of the security forces stands amid debris at an impacted residential site, following a missile attack from Iran on Israel, amid the Israel-Iran conflict, in Be'er Sheva, Israel June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Metamora's history with the Underground Railroad told through film
METAMORA, Ill. - A Woodford County village's history with the Underground Railroad is being told on the big screen. 25 News reports that the film "The Underground Railroad in Metamora" debuted on Sund...
Jun 23, 2025 (25 News)
US Supreme Court lifts limits on deporting migrants to countries not their own
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for President Donald Trump's administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them a chance to...
Jun 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan migrants react after arriving on a deportation flight from the United States at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
Kroger set to close one of three Peoria locations
PEORIA, Ill. - Kroger's plan to close around 60 stores across the country will have effects in Peoria. 25 News reports the Peoria location on Sterling is slated to close on August 2nd. A Kroger spokes...
Jun 23, 2025 (Kroger)
Teenager arrested after large gathering and fight in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was arrested after Peoria Police allege a connection to an armed robbery. Officers responded just before 7:45 P.M. to Logan Park on Saturday after reports of a large crowd an...
Jun 23, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Hate crime investigation underway after flags allegedly taken from Peoria business
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for a group of suspects involved in an alleged hate crime incident in the downtown area. Police say officers were in contact with the owner of In Bloom Tattoo ...
Jun 23, 2025 (Peoria Police Department)
Pritzker OKs changes to Prisoner Review Board following years of controversy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Friday to make a series of changes to the Prisoner Review Board after it released a man who would go on to commit murder, ...
Jun 23, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, observes action on the Senate floor during the last week of the 2025 legislative session. Harmon was the sponsor of a bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Cooling centers available across central Illinois during heat wave
PEORIA, Ill. - Numerous locations are available this week for people who need to get out of the extreme heat. A heat advisory is in effect until Thursday night with heat index values reaching as high ...
Jun 23, 2025 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com
Iran fires missiles at US airbase in Qatar, Doha says attack intercepted, no casualties
DOHA/ISTANBUL/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Iran's military said it carried out a missile attack on the Al Udeid U.S. airbase in Qatar on Monday after explosions were heard across the Qatari capital following T...
Jun 23, 2025 Traces are seen in the sky after Iran's armed forces say they targeted The Al-Udeid base in a missile attack, as seen from Doha, Qatar, June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
Central IL libraries set to receive grants to improve technology
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Secretary of State's Office is awarding more than $1 million in new grants to assist public libraries in underserved communities, including several here in Central Ill...
Jun 23, 2025 Rawpixel / Depositphotos.com
