Category Archives: Top Stories
ISU president resigns after less than two years
NORMAL, Ill. - She wasn't there long, but the president of Illiois State University is resigning. It's not clear why it happened, but Doctor Terri Goss Kinzy's resignation was effective Tuesday, thoug...
Will Stevenson Feb 16, 2023 (Illinois State University)
Peoria-area Republicans say there's not enough money for new programs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Peoria-area Republican legislatures believe there's not enough money to fund new proposed spending from Governor J.B. Pritzker. In his State of the State and Budget address yesterd...
TJ Carson Feb 16, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Tuesday Morning to close Peoria location amid bankruptcy
PEORIA, Ill. - Another national retailer with a Peoria presence is closing its local store. The Peoria Tuesday Morning store is confirmed to be one of 264 nationwide closing, after the home goods reta...
Will Stevenson Feb 16, 2023 (Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Woman pleads guilty to fatal East Peoria DUI crash
PEKIN, Ill. - A former Bradley University student has pleaded guilty to a number of charges in connection with a fatal crash she caused last year. Tazewell County Circuit Court records indicate Stepha...
Will Stevenson Feb 16, 2023 (Tazewell County Sheriffs Department via 25 News)
After Pritzker's budget address, lawmakers jockey for their own spending priorities
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Even factoring in the possibility of a "mild recession" this year, the proposed budget Gov. JB Pritzker laid out on Wednesday includes nearly $50 billion in...
Will Stevenson Feb 16, 2023 State Rep. Will Davis, D-Homewood, speaks at a news conference with fellow members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Wednesday in response to Gov. JB Pritzker's state budget address. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
U.S. lawmakers seek answers from egg companies on record-high prices
(Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers have sent letters to the country's top egg companies seeking answers for why egg prices have ballooned to record highs in recent months, according to copies of the lette...
TJ Carson Feb 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Safeway brand Lucerne eggs are seen at the store in Wheaton, Maryland February 13, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
Father of accused July 4th gunman to be arraigned in Chicago suburb
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois father will appear in court on Thursday to be arraigned on charges that he helped his underage son obtain the gun used to kill seven people at a Fourth of July parade n...
Julia Bradley Feb 16, 2023 Robert E. Crimo III listens to Judge Victoria A. Rossetti during a hearing in Lake County court, in Waukegan, Illinois, U.S., August 3, 2022. Nam Y. Huh/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; monthly producer prices rebound
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, offering more evidence of the economy's resilience despite tighter monetary poli...
Julia Bradley Feb 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Turkish miners in earthquake zone tell of joy and anxiety of rescues
HATAY PROVINCE, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish miners who dug survivors out of collapsed buildings after a massive earthquake said hearing voices of people beneath the rubble brought both joy that someone...
Julia Bradley Feb 16, 2023 Rescuers work at the site of destroyed high-end building as rescue operations continue, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Antakya, Turkey February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Person shot in Peoria Wednesday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - A man with an apparent gunshot wound was conscious and alert after police responded to shots fired Wednesday afternoon. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called ...
Julia Bradley Feb 16, 2023 Midwest Communications