Category Archives: Top Stories
Metamora pool delays season opening
METAMORA, Ill. - A central Illinois pool that's needed significant repairs will need more time to open for the season. In a Facebook post, the Metamora Swimming Pool says it will not be able to open t...
May 23, 2025 (Metamora Park District)
Illinois Central College working with area colleges and universities to provide student housing
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College is working on how to house students affected by the closure of campus housing. In March, the college announced that students living in Woodview Commons wou...
May 23, 2025 (25 News)
Trump threatens new tariffs on European Union, Apple, reigniting trade fears
BRUSSELS/BANFF, Canada/THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to ratchet up his trade war once again, pushing for a 50% tariff on European Union goods starting June 1 a...
May 23, 2025 iPhones sit on display at the Apple Fifth Avenue store, in New York City, U.S., May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Adam Gray
State budget talks enter final week amid fears of congressional cuts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers have one week to pass a new state budget with little room for new spending and Congress presenting further challenges and uncertainty. Re...
May 23, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, sits for an interview with Illinois Lawmakers’ host Jak Tichenor on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Billy Joel cancels concerts after brain disorder diagnosis
(Reuters) - U.S. singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel said on Friday he is canceling all his scheduled concerts after he was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder...
May 23, 2025 Billy Joel performs during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 4, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Lower prices boost new US home sales; outlook downbeat amid higher mortgages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes surged to more than a three-year high in April as builders lowered prices to attract buyers, but rising mortgage rates and economic uncerta...
May 23, 2025 Workers construct a single family home at a Lennar housing development in San Diego, California, U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
U.S. Coast Guard offers boating safety tips heading into Memorial Day Weekend
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - It's National Safe Boating Week, just in time for the unofficial start to summer...Memorial Day Weekend. Whether you're a seasoned boater or new to boating, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Co...
May 23, 2025 Michael Gaylard / CC
UPDATE: Harvard sues Trump administration for blocking enrollment of foreign students
Updated: 8:32 a.m. (Reuters) -Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Friday over its decision to revoke the Ivy League school's ability to enroll foreign students, ratcheting up White Hou...
May 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo
RNC Chairman delivers message to central Illinois GOP on how to turn area and state red
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The leader of the Republican National Committee told GOP leaders in central Illinois how to replicate national success in Illinois. Chairman Michael Whatley was the keynote speaker...
May 22, 2025 Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley speaks at the 2025 Peoria and Tazewell Counties Lincoln Day Dinner. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Summer electric price spike fuels policy tensions in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - (Capitol News Illinois) - Customers around Illinois will see significantly higher prices on their electric bills next month. The average residential customer of northern Illinois' ...
May 22, 2025 A set of electric meters in Chicago. Residential Commonwealth Edison customers will see an average $10.60 increase in monthly bills this summer. Ameren customers can expect an even larger increase. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
