Category Archives: Top Stories
Grand jury indicts former Peoria High basketball coach
PEORIA, Ill. - A grand jury has indicted the former Peoria High boys' basketball coach on multiple counts related to alleged sexual abuse and grooming of minors. 41-year-old Daniel Ruffin was indicted...
Feb 18, 2026 Daniel Ruffin mugshot (Peoria County Jail Records)
Pritzker to propose statewide zoning laws to spur homebuilding, limit local control
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a plan during his State of the State address to drastically limit local governments' authority to restrict the types of structures that can be built on pr...
Feb 18, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker enters the House chamber for his 2025 budget address. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home fails to produce DNA match
By Rebecca Noble, Steve Gorman and Jana Winter TUCSON, Arizona, Feb 17 (Reuters) - One of the most promising leads yet in the investigation into the abduction of Nancy Guthrie proved a disappointment ...
Feb 18, 2026 A banner with a growing collection of well-wishes from supporters reads "bring her home" (not pictured) and shows a photo of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who disappeared from her home nearly two weeks ago, outside of the KVOA newsroom in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., February 14, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble
Nine skiers missing, six rescued after California avalanche
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Nine skiers were missing after an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountains on Tuesday, but six others, who had been stranded, have since been r...
Feb 18, 2026 FILE PHOTO: The snow-covered Sierra Nevada Mountains are seen from the air during a Pacific Gas and Electric snowpack survey near Nevada City, California, U.S. April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Bob Strong/File Photo
Illinois Republican senator pushes to outlaw abortion, loses leadership spots
Article Summary Illinois State Sen. Neil Anderson on Tuesday defended a bill he introduced that would outlaw abortion and classify the procedure as a homicide. There are no exceptions for rape, incest...
Feb 18, 2026 Illinois State Sen. Neil Anderson, accompanied by pastors and family at the Illinois
Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 17, speaks about his bill to outlaw abortion by legally defining fertilized human
eggs as “people” and triggering homicide laws. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Nikoel Hytrek)
Firefighters rescue driver from Peoria rollover crash
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters rescued a person trapped inside a vehicle after a rollover crash Tuesday night. Fire Battalion Chief Stephen Rada said crews were called to the area of W. Malone and...
Feb 18, 2026 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Garage fire overnight in Peoria under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to a structure fire at the intersection of Humboldt and Arago in the West Bluff area early Wednesday morning. Crews arrived around 1:00 a.m., finding smoke...
Feb 18, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria NAACP leader reflects on life of Jesse Jackson
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of Peoria's NAACP is reflecting on the life and legacy of the late-civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. On Tuesday, Jackson's family released a statement that confirmed his passi...
Feb 17, 2026 (25 News)
DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick focuses on public safety in GOP governor's race
Article Summary DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is one of four candidates seeking the Republican nomination for governor in the March 17 primary. Mendrick has been a vocal critic of the state's S...
Feb 17, 2026 DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick takes questions from reporters at the Illinois State Fair’s Republican Day in August 2025. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Open burning causes damage to Peoria garage
PEORIA, Ill. - Open burning is being cited as the cause of a garage fire early Tuesday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Fire responded to Gale and Institute just before noon, finding the detached garage wi...
Feb 17, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
