Category Archives: Top Stories
Bill would require police training for sexual assault, conflicts of interest
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois police officers soon could be required to undergo trauma-informed sexual assault training if the governor signs a bill passed by Illinois lawmakers...
May 27, 2025 State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen is pictured on the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Woman shot in foot Sunday night on Peoria's South Side
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that left a woman injured. Officers responded to the area of Arago and Humboldt just before 11:45 P.M. after three shots were fir...
May 27, 2025
US drops COVID vaccine recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant women
(Reuters) - The U.S. has stopped recommending routine COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a social media post on Tuesday,...
May 27, 2025 Vials labelled "VACCINE Coronavirus COVID-19" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed U.S. flag in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Trump administration moves to cut all remaining federal contracts with Harvard
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to terminate the federal government's remaining contracts with Harvard University, according to a letter scheduled to be sent to federal a...
May 27, 2025 Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo
NPR sues Trump, says funding cut violates First Amendment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - National Public Radio and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order to cut federal funding for public broadcas...
May 27, 2025 A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President Donald Trump with the National Public Radio (NPR) logo in the background is seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Billie Eilish takes top prize at American Music Awards
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -"Birds of a Feather" singer Billie Eilish landed the top honor on Monday at the American Music Awards, winning artist of the year in Las Vegas at a red-carpet ceremony that celebr...
May 27, 2025 Billie Eilish gives acceptance speech for the Artist of the Year award virtually at the 2025 American Music Awards, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 26, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Four people injured in Liverpool parade crash 'very, very ill,' mayor says
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Four people were "very, very ill in hospital" after sustaining injuries when a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a Premier League title parade, the city'...
May 27, 2025 Police officers work at the scene after an incident where a car plowed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side's Premier League soccer title, in central Liverpool, Britain, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Renovations to the Peoria County Courthouse Plaza begin Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - Renovations to the Peoria County Courthouse Plaza get underway on Tuesday, a project that will cost $6.76 million to complete. Construction around the courthouse will mean some changes ...
May 27, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices unchanged through Memorial Day Weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria gas prices were unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.26 a gallon on Tuesday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations. Prices in Peoria are 6.5 cents a gallon lower tha...
May 27, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Fallen soldiers remembered at Memorial Day ceremony on Peoria Riverfront
PEORIA, Ill. - The people of Peoria came together to honor the fallen on Memorial Day on the Riverfront. The annual ceremony hosted by the Peoria Memorial Day Committee featured patriotic songs from t...
May 26, 2025 Medal of Honor Recipient and U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Hal Fritz was the guest speaker at the 2025 Memorial Day ceremony hosted by the Peoria Memorial Day Committee. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
