Category Archives: Top Stories
Citing growing list of duties, Illinois' Raoul seeks a $15M increase in AG budget
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is asking state lawmakers for a $15 million increase in his General Revenue Fund budget for the upcoming year, saying his office needs a more "stabl...
Apr 21, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul answers questions during a luncheon interview at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
Lane reductions for Murray Baker Bridge this week
PEORIA, Ill. - Traffic could be a little congested on the Murray Baker Bridge this week. IDOT has announced the bridge will be reduced to one lane in both directions from 6:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M. for th...
Apr 21, 2025 (City of Peoria)
UPDATE: Tornado touches down in rural Tazewell County Sunday night
UPDATED 6:49 P.M. TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - The National Weather Service updated the track of the tornado that touched down in Tazewell County on Sunday night. The NWS says it's still an EF1 twister. Bu...
Apr 21, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Bishop Tylka reflects on life and time spent with Pope Francis
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria says the passing of Pope Francis is a "sad day." Pope Francis passed away on Monday at the age of 88, after serving in the role for 12 years. ...
Apr 21, 2025 (Catholic Diocese of Peoria)
Giannoulias issues $1.3M to Illinois school libraries
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools is among nearly 2,500 districts statewide that are receiving funding from the Illinois Secretary of State's Office for school libraries. Secretary of State Al...
Apr 21, 2025 (Illinois Secretary of State via Facebook)
Vance arrives in India, to hold talks with Modi under US tariffs shadow
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance began a four-day visit to India on Monday and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as New Delhi rushes to avoid steep U.S. tariffs with...
Apr 21, 2025 U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2025. Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS
Pentagon chief Hegseth shared sensitive Yemen war plans in second Signal chat, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, a sou...
Apr 21, 2025 U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts an arrival ceremony for El Salvador Defense Minister Rene Merino Monroy at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Storms caused outages across Central Illinois Sunday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Severe storms moved through parts of Central Illinois Sunday night, causing power outages. About 1,000 Ameren Illinois customers in the Peoria area lost power around 9:15 p.m., accordin...
Apr 21, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still dropping, following a national trend
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 2.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.33 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Peoria are 6.6 cents higher than a month ago...
Apr 21, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies after stroke and cardiac arrest
UPDATED 3:40 P.M. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, the Vatican said, endi...
Apr 21, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Newly elected Pope Francis appears at the window of his future private apartment to bless the faithful, gathered below in St. Peter's Square, during the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo
