Category Archives: Top Stories
Pritzker urges feds to release $1B in broadband funds to Illinois
Article Summary JB Pritzker sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, urging the release of $1 billion in broadband infrastructure funds previously allocated to Illinois. Lut...
May 12, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters at an event in Springfield on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Washington Chief reflects on Mother's Day shooting incident and explosion
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Following a shooting incident and explosion on Mother's Day, Washington's police chief recalls how he was alerted to the situation. Police Chief Jeff Stevens tells WMBD's "Greg and ...
May 12, 2026
Pekin data center developer backs out of proposed project
PEKIN, Ill. - A proposed data center project in Pekin is officially not happening. In March, Mayor Mary Burress stated at a city council meeting that the city had no intentions of moving forward with ...
May 12, 2026 (City of Pekin)
Hopes fade for Iran peace deal as Trump says ceasefire on 'life support'
By Nandita Bose and Nayera Abdallah WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 12 (Reuters) - Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was "on life support" as Tehran r...
May 12, 2026 People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Trump says he supports suspending US gas tax after prices remain high
By Nandita Bose, Timothy Gardner and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he backs reducing the 18.4-cent federal gasoline tax as U.S. fuel prices shoo...
May 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Gas prices are displayed at a gas station as the prices of oil and gas surge, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Bloomington trial begins for man accused of killing Peoria teen at 2022 house party
By Liz Lape BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - A jury was selected in Bloomington on Monday for the murder trial of a man who is accused of killing a Peoria teen at a house party in 2022. 22-year-old Tomiy...
May 12, 2026 Tomiyale Anderson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/McLean County Jail)
Peoria man sentenced to a decade in prison for distributing meth
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine, with an extra 2 years added for possessing a firearm as a felon. U-S District Judge Jonathan E. H...
May 12, 2026 56-year-old Wallace Jordan. (Peoria County Jail)
Former Peoria referee must remain jailed until arraignment
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA, Ill. (25 News)- The former Peoria referee accused of multiple sex crimes against children will remain in jail for the time being. 25 News reports 61-year-old Kevin Armstrong w...
May 12, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria Police arrest armed suspect
PEORIA, Ill. - A man is facing multiple charges following an armed incident in Peoria. Police say officers responded Saturday night to North Bourland and West Armstrong Avenues on reports that two-arm...
May 12, 2026 41-year-old Justin Pizzaro. (Peoria County Jail)
East Peoria suspends electrical aggregation program
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Officials with the City of East Peoria have suspended the electrical aggregation program after they were unable to secure a better electricity supply rate for residents. Officials ...
May 12, 2026 (City of East Peoria)
