Category Archives: Top Stories
Road safety legislation advances to Governor's desk
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Legislation championed by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has advanced to the Governor's desk from the General Assembly. The legislation, supported by AARP of Illinoi...
May 22, 2025 Illinois Secretary of State
Bill establishes commission to increase communication on public health issues
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill creating an interdisciplinary commission to study the interplay between animals, the environment and infectious disease within the Illinois Department of P...
May 22, 2025 Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Lake Forest, speaks on the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Reports: Eldest daughter of Jim Irsay to claim operations role with Colts
(Reuters - Field Level Media) - Late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was a hands-on decision-maker from the highest seat in the team's operation after learning under his father. Now one of Irsay's ...
May 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Oct 30, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay speaks at a Ring of Honor induction ceremony for Tarik Glenn on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, during a game against the Washington Commanders at Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Mandatory Credit: Max Gersh/IndyStar-USA TODAY Sports
Bradley University names new dean for College of Education of Health Sciences
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University has named a new dean for its College of Education of Health Sciences. Dr. Jeffrey Wanko will begin his new role on July 15th. Wanko recently served as Associate Provo...
May 22, 2025 (Bradley University)
One person injured after shooting near former Quest Middle School
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was injured after a shooting near the former Quest Charter Academy Middle School on Thursday. Peoria Police has not released many details, but do say a male was shot and was ...
May 22, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
White House targets food, chemicals, overtreatment in childhood disease report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A commission led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday issued a report that said processed food, chemicals, stress and overprescription of medications and va...
May 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: An attendee wears a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) hat during a press conference announcing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) intent to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation's food supply, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
US judge blocks Trump administration plan to gut Education Department
BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to reinstate more than 1,300 U.S. Department of Education employees whom Democratic-led states argued were being terminat...
May 22, 2025 Demonstrators attend a Defend Our Schools rally to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to shut down the U.S. Department of Education outside its building in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
Man charged in South Pekin double homicide pleads not guilty
PEKIN, Ill. - The man accused of a double homicide in South Pekin last month has pleaded not guilty. 21-year-old Memphis Rue appeared in court on Thursday. He is charged with First Degree Murder in th...
May 22, 2025 (Tazewell County Sheriff's Office)
Low weekly jobless claims point to stable US labor market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week, suggesting the economy maintained a steady pace of job growth in May, though it is be...
May 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Elite Safe School is making a difference in at-risk students lives
PEORIA, Ill. - As the school year comes to a close, a Peoria non-profit group can breathe a little easier with the states proving its programs are working for at-risk students. Elite Community Outreac...
May 22, 2025 Elite's Game Changers Safe School operates out of the second floor of the Peoria Dream Center. (25 News)
