Category Archives: Top Stories
Democrats urge US Justice Department probe of war plans discussion on Signal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and top Senate Democrats on Wednesday wrote a letter to Republican President Donald Trump and his top officials urging a Just...
Mar 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) walks on the day of the Senate Democrats' weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Peoria approves additional funding to help the homeless, including $205K grant from United Way
PEORIA, Ill. - Nonprofit group LULA Peoria is receiving additional funding to help the city's homeless with a nearly $205,000 grant for Heart of Illinois United Way. The grant will allow LULA to keep ...
Mar 26, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bradley Braves end season with NIT loss to Chattanooga
PEORIA, Ill. - The Bradley Braves Men's basketball season came to a close Tuesday night...with a heart-breaking loss to the Chattanooga Mocs 67-65 in NIT quarter finals. The Braves end their season 28...
Mar 26, 2025 Bradley Braves lose to Chattanooga in the NIT quarter finals Tuesday night at Carver Arena 67-65. (Photo courtesy of Yvonne Greer).
Peoria County grand jury indicts multiple teenagers on murder charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Three teenagers charged in connection with two separate murders in Peoria were indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday. The Peoria County grand jury indicted both Dayquan Diggs and Harringt...
Mar 25, 2025 courtroom gavel
Raoul joins motion to block dismantling of U.S. Education Department
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 other state attorneys general are asking a federal judge to immediately halt President Donald Trump's efforts t...
Mar 25, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Consolidated election early voting turnout low in central Illinois
PEORIA/TAZEWELL/WOODFORD COUNTIES, Ill. - Turnout so far in early voting across central Illinois is a little lower than anticipated. As of Tuesday morning, Peoria County reported 1390 people have vote...
Mar 25, 2025 (Julia Bradley & 1470 100.3 WMBD Radio)
After public pressure, Illinois commits $8M to repair deteriorating site where Lincoln launched political career
PETERSBURG, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Nearly a century after the Civil Conservation Corps reconstructed the once-thriving village of New Salem where Abraham Lincoln spent his 20s working odd jobs...
Mar 25, 2025 A statue of young Abraham Lincoln stands outside the gift shop and concessions building at the New Salem Historic Site in Petersburg. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Athan Yanos)
US says Russia and Ukraine agree on safety of shipping in Black Sea
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it has reached separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea and to implement a ban on att...
Mar 25, 2025 A Russian floating dock is towed by tugboats through Bosphorus to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Boil order in effect for Marquette Heights
MARQUETTE HEIGHTS, Ill. - The town of Marquette Heights is under a boil order until further notice. The city announced the order is in effect, due to a water main break near the water tower in Indepen...
Mar 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Convicted "bodyless" killer loses appeal
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man, Allen Schimmelphennig, convicted in a "bodyless homicide" case from 2021, lost a bid to appeal the conviction Monday. Schimmelphennig is currently serving an 80-year sente...
Mar 25, 2025 (25 News)
