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Car fire spreads to home overnight
PEORIA, Ill. - A car fire overnight in Peoria spread to a nearby home. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun says crews were called to NE Madison Avenue around midnight Wednesday morning, finding a...
Aug 21, 2024 D4E / CC
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza after Blinken ends visit with truce deal still elusive
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 50 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, Palestinian health authorities said on Wednesday, as the military said troops continued...
Aug 21, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Palestinians walk in an area damaged during the Israeli offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
In primetime DNC speech, Pritzker leans into role of benevolent billionaire
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Cheered on by an Illinois delegation watching from the floor of the United Center, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday night embraced an identity that's generally proven alie...
Aug 21, 2024 PRITZKER: Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his primetime address Tuesday evening at the Democratic National Convention. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
UPDATE: 15-year-old arrested after shooting Tuesday night in South Peoria
UPDATED 4:45 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 15-year-old boy is charged with Attempted Murder and multiple weapons charges after allegedly shooting another teenager Tuesday night in South Peoria. Peoria Police ...
Aug 21, 2024 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Obama night at the DNC: Barack, Michelle rouse crowd for Harris
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama delivered a one-two punch at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, urging Americans to back Kamala Harr...
Aug 21, 2024 Former U.S. President Barack Obama takes the stage during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid
Illinois Democrats see abortion rights as 'fundamental' issue in 2024
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois delegates to the Democratic National Convention focused their attention Tuesday on reproductive rights, which some leaders say could eclipse the econom...
Aug 20, 2024 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton calls reproductive rights a “fundamental issue” of the 2024 campaign in an interview with reporters at the Illinois delegation’s Tuesday breakfast prior to Democratic National Convention programming. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
18-year-old indicted by Peoria County grand jury in connection to fatal shooting in April
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man for First Degree Murder in connection to a fatal shooting in April. The grand jury Tuesday indicted 18-year-old Korion Hopkins, who is char...
Aug 20, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria woman killed in Henry County crash on Friday
KEWANEE, Ill. - A Peoria woman died after a two-vehicle crash in Kewanee on Friday. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the crash occurred at around 3:15 P.M., about four-and-a-half miles west of...
Aug 20, 2024 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Victims of Saturday morning crash near El Paso identified
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - The identities of the two victims from a fatal crash near El Paso on Saturday have been identified. Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman says autopsies were conducted on 26-yea...
Aug 20, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Farmington Elementary employee arrested after allegedly soliciting a minor
FARMINGTON, Ill. - An employee of Farmington Elementary School was arrested after allegedly trying to solicit a minor at her home. Farmington Police says it received a report of the alleged incident o...
Aug 20, 2024 (25 News)
