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Washington woman pleads guilty for role in relationship with minor
PEKIN, Ill. - A Washington woman has pleaded guilty for her role in a sexual assault case with a minor that also involves the pair having a baby together. 25 News reports 43-year-old Robyn Polston was...
Apr 09, 2026 TAZEWELL COUNTY
State education officials present $10.9B budget request to fund public schools
Article Summary The Illinois State Board of Education presented its budget request for $10.9 billion to fund public schools in the upcoming fiscal year. The request includes $300 million in new spendi...
Apr 09, 2026 Illinois State Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders, left, and State Board of Education member Patricia Nugent, present the agency’s $10.9 billion budget request to a House appropriations committee Tuesday, April 7. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Suspect in deadly stabbing near Bradley University pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - The man accused in a stabbing death near Bradley University last month has pleaded not guilty. 21-year-old Tavion Evans appeared in court Thursday to make his plea at an arraignment hea...
Apr 09, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Israel seeks Lebanon talks after bombardments threaten Iran truce
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT/ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he is seeking direct talks with Beirut, a day after the worst bombardment of the war killed m...
Apr 09, 2026 The Faisal Masjid, as Pakistan gears up to host the U.S. and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Man injured in stabbing Wednesday night in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man is in serious but stable condition after reportedly being stabbed Wednesday night in Peoria. Peoria Police says officers responded just after 8:15 P.M. to the area of Romeo B Garr...
Apr 09, 2026
Rental fee limits, detention center regulations among bills to pass House
Article Summary After a short spring break, House lawmakers returned this week to pass dozens of bills out of the chamber. Among the bills were measures addressing apartment rental fees and regulating...
Apr 09, 2026 Three men in Customs and Border Protection uniforms stand on the roof of a Broadview immigration facility taking pictures of the surrounding area on Oct. 9, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Firefighters injured in Peoria residential fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Two firefighters were hurt after falling through a porch while battling a fire Thursday morning. Crews were called just after 7:15 a.m. to a home in the 3000 block of N. Sheridan Road i...
Apr 09, 2026 Peoria firefighters were called Thursday morning to Sheridan Road between Forrest Hill and Melbourne for a large fire. (Peoria Fire Department)
US weekly jobless claims rise, but remain at low levels
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, showing no signs of labor market deterioration, potentially giving the Federal Reserve r...
Apr 09, 2026 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
Illinois lawmakers begin days of deep dives on data centers
Article Summary The House Executive Committee met Wednesday to hear from mayors, unions and agriculture representatives about how data centers impact communities. The subject matter hearing was the fi...
Apr 09, 2026 Environmental advocates rally for greater data center regulation in Illinois at the Capitol on
Wednesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
NASA Artemis II astronauts prepare to end moon mission in 'fireball' re-entry
By Joey Roulette HOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Four astronauts traveling back to Earth from the far side of the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission spoke of their emotions as they wrapped up the unpreced...
Apr 09, 2026 The NASA Artemis II crew, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, pose for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home following a flyby of the far side of the Moon on April 6, 2026. NASA/Handout via REUTERS
