Category Archives: Top Stories
Harris puts Trump on defensive in fiery presidential debate
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris put Republican Donald Trump on the defensive at a combative presidential debate on Tuesday with a stream of attacks on abortion limits,...
Sep 10, 2024 Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens as they attend a presidential debate hosted by ABC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Supreme Court hears cases pertaining to detention under the SAFE-T Act
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases that test the authority of local courts to hold criminal suspects behind bars while th...
Sep 10, 2024 The Illinois Supreme Court is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
US Gulf Coast residents flee, oil production shut as Francine intensifies
HOUSTON (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Francine was intensifying and on track to become a hurricane on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, prompting Louisiana residents to flee inland and oil...
Sep 10, 2024 A view of a trailer park on the shore of Lake Palourde is pictured as Tropical Storm Francine intensifies and is on track to become a hurricane before its expected landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast, in Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S. September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Smiling mural on downtown Peoria parking deck dedicated at ceremony Tuesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - People traveling on Adams St. in downtown Peoria will now be greeted by six big smiling faces. It's part of the new "Live Greater" mural on the Niagara Parking Deck from local artist Al...
Sep 10, 2024 The models for the "Live Greater" mural in downtown Peoria pose in front of it before a dedication ceremony on September 10th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US service members killed in Afghanistan get congressional medal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders on Tuesday posthumously awarded the congressional gold medal to 13 service members killed in the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing at Kabul's airport dur...
Sep 10, 2024 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the 13 American service members killed during an attack at the Kabul Airport during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
Ohio man on the run from police indicted by Peoria County grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted an Ohio man who is still on the run from police. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 45-year-old Victor Farris was indicted Tuesday ...
Sep 10, 2024 (Woodford County Sheriff's Office via Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Dalfanso: "Play In Peoria" events going on all week
PEORIA, Ill. - You're probably familiar with the old saying "Does It Play In Peoria", but this week, "Play In Peoria" has a whole new meaning. Discover Peoria's J.D. Dalfonso explains there are a vari...
Sep 10, 2024 (Play In Peoria Facebook)
Brooks & Dunn's Neon Moon 2025 tour coming to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - County music's best-selling duo Brooks & Dunn are making a stop in Peoria next spring. The show, which is part of Brooks & Dunn's Neon Moon 2025 Tour, hits the Peoria Civic Cent...
Sep 10, 2024 (Peoria Civic Center)
PPD asking for help finding robbery/stabbing suspect
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are asking for the public's help in finding a person accused of a September 1 stabbing and robbery. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called to the...
Sep 10, 2024 (Peoria Police Department)
Jury selection begins in trial of former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing Madigan
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial of former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza, who federal prosecutors allege bribed once-powerful ...
Sep 10, 2024 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
