Category Archives: Top Stories
IL House passes physician-assisted end of life bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - After a long debate, the Illinois House approved the physician-assisted end of life bill Thursday night. The measure was approved on a vote of 63 in favor, 42 against, 2 voting pre...
May 30, 2025 benkrut / Depositphotos.com
US Supreme Court lets Trump revoke 'parole' status for migrants
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday let President Donald Trump's administration revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants...
May 30, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about a trade deal with the U.K., in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Trump calls Musk "terrific" and announces press conference with him Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk on Thursday and said he will hold a press conference with the billionaire, whose tenure in the administration is ending, on Friday a...
May 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk greets U.S. President Donald Trump as they attend the NCAA men's wrestling championships in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Peoria man accused of armed carjacking pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man accused of armed carjacking a vehicle at gunpoint is pleading not guilty to charges of aggravated vehicle hijacking and unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Polic...
May 30, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Faizan Zaki, 13, crowned US National Spelling Bee champion
(Reuters) -Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old boy from the Dallas area, won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, swiftly nailing the French-derived word "eclaircissement," synonymous with enlig...
May 30, 2025 Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, Texas, reacts after winning the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Bernie Kerik, New York City's 9/11 police chief who fell from grace, dies at 69
(Reuters) -Bernard Kerik, who was hailed for his role in leading the New York City Police Department during the September 11, 2001, attacks but later went to prison for tax evasion, died on Thursday a...
May 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik arrives for a court hearing in the Manhattan borough of New York August 19, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Crews rescue occupant of a rollover accident in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle roller Thursday night in the area of N. Flora and W. Archer Avenues in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says crews arrived around 9...
May 30, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Pritzker to consider bill mandating gun owners lock up firearms near minors
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill that would require gun owners to keep any firearms in a locked box whenever a minor is present will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker. Senate Bill 8, als...
May 29, 2025 Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, speaks on the House floor on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Special Kids Day event at Washington's Good Neighbor Days canceled for 2025
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington's Good Neighbor Days gets underway this week. But an event part of the festival for children with disabilities will not be part of it. 25 News reports festival organizers...
May 29, 2025 (25 News)
Senator tries last-ditch push to boost horse-racing industry in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In the backstretch of the legislative session, horse racing advocates are pushing to revitalize the industry in Illinois and its accompanying horse betting,...
May 29, 2025 Sen. Patrick Joyce, (center) D-Essex, speaks in favor of his bill to expand horse racing in Illinois alongside Jeff Davis, president of the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association, and Nicole Bateman, president of the Economic Development Corporation of Decatur-Macon County. Decatur would be the site of a new racino under the legislation. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
