Category Archives: Top Stories
Plans for downtown Peoria hotel and apartments scrapped
PEORIA, Ill. - The empty Sully's and Illinois Central College buildings off SW Adams Street in downtown Peoria will stay empty after plans to redevelop the block fizzled out. City leaders say the plan...
Nov 26, 2024 (25 News)
Israel expected to approve ceasefire with Hezbollah, Israeli official says
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israel looks set to approve a U.S. plan for a ceasefire with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, a senior Israeli official said, clearing the way for an end to the conflict tha...
Nov 26, 2024 Civil defence members clear a road at a damaged site, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Lebanon November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Yassin
Peoria Public Schools board approves repurposing Quest Charter buildings
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Public School district will repurpose former Quest Charter buildings. The item was approved at Monday night's board meeting in the district's consent agenda. The former Quest...
Nov 25, 2024 (1470/100.3 WMBD)
Morton man dies after apparent fall Sunday morning
MORTON, Ill. - A Morton man is dead after reportedly falling from a structure Sunday morning. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 21-year-old Samson Vlahos was pronounced dead at the scene of ...
Nov 25, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Woman sentenced for role in October 2021 shooting death of Peoria teenager
PEORIA, Ill. - A 21-year-old woman will spend nine years in prison for her role in the shooting death of a Manual High School student three years ago. Court records show Tyranique White pleaded guilty...
Nov 25, 2024 courtroom gavel
City officials in East Peoria announce logo and brand change
EAST PEORIA Ill. - A brand change in East Peoria... For the first time since the 1980s -- the city is announcing the adaptation of a new brand, "East Peoria - East to Excellence". This includes a new ...
Nov 25, 2024 (City of East Peoria)
Conservative group asks U.S. Supreme Court to review Mike Bost's challenge to how mail-in votes are counted in Illinois
(Capitol News Illinois) - The conservative group Judicial Watch is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case filed by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, challenging Illinois' law allowing mail-i...
Nov 25, 2024 U.S. Rep Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, speaks to reporters at the Republican National Convention in July. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Man ordered detained after allegedly killing kitten at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been ordered to remain in custody after his arrest for allegedly killing his girlfriend's kitten. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 34-year-old Paul Cox ...
Nov 25, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon between armed group Hezbollah and Israel within 36 hours, four...
Nov 25, 2024 A view shows the moment of an Israeli strike on a building, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Chiyah district of Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Hemp growers push back against proposed new regulations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A legislative committee and the Illinois Department of Agriculture agreed recently to delay finalizing new regulations governing hemp production amid an out...
Nov 25, 2024 Industrial hemp is pictured on a farm near Delavan. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Peter Hancock)
