Category Archives: Top Stories
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)
East Peoria barn fire causes $150,000 in damage
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The East Peoria Fire Department is investigating the cause of a barn fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon on Cimmeron Drive. Crews were called to the scene at 5:09 p.m., finding t...
May 12, 2026
Judge delays decision on special prosecutor for 'Operation Midway Blitz' to review new developments
Article Summary A Cook County judge on Monday pushed off her scheduled ruling on whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged abuses by federal immigration agents during last fall's ...
May 11, 2026 The Cook County Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
UPDATE: Changes coming to relationship between OSF and St. Jude
PEORIA, Ill. - Changes are looming for a powerhouse medical partnership in Peoria. In a statement released on Monday, OSF Healthcare announced that the Children's Hospital of Illinois, as well as the ...
May 11, 2026 (OSF HealthCare)
UPDATE: Georgia woman and Missouri man identified after fatal shooting in downtown Peoria
(UPDATED 5:51 P.M.) PEORIA, Ill. - The two people who died after a domestic disturbance that turned into an officer-involved shooting in downtown Peoria have been identified. The incident occurred Fri...
May 11, 2026 (Peoria County Coroner)
Trump and China's Xi set for talks spanning Iran, nuclear, trade and AI
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to discuss Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons as they weigh extending...
May 11, 2026 People ride scooters and bicycles at a junction, with skyscrapers of Beijing Central Business District seen in the background, ahead of this week’s U.S. President Donald Trump visit to China, in Beijing, China, May 11, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
As Illinoisans lose federal food assistance, independent grocers face debt, store closure
Article Summary As thousands of Illinois households lose their federal food assistance this month, business owners are also preparing for potential loss. When households lose their benefits, they spen...
May 11, 2026 Craig Norrenberns, a fourth-generation Illinois grocer, poses in one of the four independent groceries he owns in southern Illinois. Norrenberns testified before a House committee about the potential impacts SNAP cuts will have on independent grocers. (Photo courtesy Norrenberns)
