Category Archives: Top Stories
Republican picked to chair Illinois House veterans committee 'overwhelmed with emotions'
For the first time in more than a decade, a Republican will chair an Illinois House committee. Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hills...
Jan 24, 2025 Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, is pictured on the Illinois House floor alongside a picture of him in military uniform. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki; Army photo provided)
Trump defense pick Hegseth narrowly survives US Senate test vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and military veteran, to be President Donald Trump's secretary of def...
Jan 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be U.S. Defense Secretary walks with his wife Jennifer Rauchet in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Prosecutor says Madigan should've heeded 'wrong way' signs but instead pursued profit
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Federal prosecutors continued their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, accusing the longtime Democratic powerb...
Jan 24, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks toward the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Closing arguments are underway in Madigan’s corruption trial, which this week passed the three-month mark. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crash on Murray Baker Bridge halts traffic for nearly an hour
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- An early morning crash on the East Peoria side of the Murray Baker Bridge shut down traffic on eastbound I-74 for nearly an hour Friday. The multi-vehicle crash happened around 6:...
Jan 24, 2025 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Opponents of Kennedy's bid for top health post urge senators to reject him
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 80 organizations planned to voice opposition on Friday to Robert F. Kennedy Jr's nomination to lead the top U.S. health agency before his Senate confirmation hearing nex...
Jan 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Robert Kennedy Jr., U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, walks through the Russell Senate Office Building between meetings with senators on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Firefighters halt advance of latest Los Angeles wildfire
(Reuters) -Firefighters stopped the expansion of a new wildfire north of Los Angeles on Thursday after it spread rapidly, as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $2.5 billion relief package for t...
Jan 24, 2025 Firefighters battle the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita, California, U.S. January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu
Trump's rapid changes in U.S. government stuns, stirs anxiety among federal workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have acted with stunning speed to begin removing or sidelining hundreds of government workers, while he has also sought to give himself ...
Jan 24, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House, as he signs executive orders, in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
More details revealed in agreement to name Peoria Civic Center's Theater
PEORIA, Ill. - Financial details of a newly announced agreement between the Peoria Civic Center and Prairie Home Alliance have been released. Prairie Home Alliance was announced this month as the new ...
Jan 23, 2025 Peoria Civic Center Assistant General Manager Beau Sutherland speaks at the Peoria Civic Center to announce a naming rights deal with Prairie Home Alliance for the center's theater. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Arrest made in South Peoria fatal crash involving pedestrian struck by vehicle
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in a fatal hit-and-run incident in South Peoria more than a week ago. Peoria Police say 36-year-old Demoriel Sims was identified as a suspect in the case of the ...
Jan 23, 2025 Demoriel L. Sims mug shot
Man who eluded police after stealing vehicle with a child inside it in Peoria pleads guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - The man behind a nearly two week manhunt after taking a vehicle with a child inside it in Peoria has pleaded guilty. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 46-year-old Victor ...
Jan 23, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
