Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden designates 1908 Springfield race riot site as national monument
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday designated a national monument to commemorate a 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois, that left several people dead, hundreds injured and destro...
Aug 16, 2024 Troops march after an August 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois, that left several people dead, hundreds injured and destroyed dozens of Black-owned businesses and homes. Courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum/Handout via REUTERS
PAAR: Home buyers need to be aware of changes going into effect Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Back in March, the National Association of Realtors agreed to pay $418 million to settle lawsuits alleging its policies harmed home sellers and drove up realtors' commissions. Starting ...
Aug 16, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) -An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West and the U.S.-led NATO alliance had helped to plan Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia's Kursk reg...
Aug 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev attends a meeting of the collegium of the Prosecutor General's office in Moscow, Russia, March 15, 2023. Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Illinois Republicans see Harris' polling surge as 'honeymoon period' that's destined to end
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois Republicans say they are still as united about the upcoming election as they were at their national convention in Milwaukee last month, despite a surge o...
Aug 16, 2024 Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi (left), and Republican Day guest speaker Matthew Whitaker (right), who served under former President Donald Trump as acting attorney general, greet rally attendees at the Illinois State Fair on Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Harris' economic plan mirrors Biden's, aims for lower taxes and prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kamala Harris is laying out proposals to cut taxes for most Americans, ban "price gouging" by grocers and boost affordable housing during her first major economy-focused speech ...
Aug 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks at the Sheraton hotel, in Phoenix, U.S., August 10, 2024. Julia Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS/FIle Photo
Gaza ceasefire negotiations extend to another day as death toll exceeds 40,000
DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Israel continued to slam targets in the Palestinian e...
Aug 16, 2024 Displaced Palestinians shelter in a cemetery, as Gaza health ministry announced that death toll has surpassed 40,000, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 15, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
UPDATE: Canton man arrested and seriously injured after crashing into East Peoria restaurant
UPDATED 8:20 A.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A car speeding through East Peoria Thursday night crashed into a fast food restaurant. Police say the driver, 22-year-old Reese Allen, of Canton, was taken to a h...
Aug 16, 2024 A speeding vehicle crashed into the East Peoria Hardee's Thursday night. (25 News)
Metamora pool to remain open despite repairs needed
METAMORA, Ill. - Despite a need for "significant repairs," Metamora's pool will stay open. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the Metamora Park District has committed to keep the pool open, as long as th...
Aug 15, 2024 (Metamora Park District)
Peoria City/County Health Department seeking new violence prevention partner
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City/County Health Department needs a new partner for its yet-to-be-started community-based violence prevention program. 25 News reports the department will cut ties with Hou...
Aug 15, 2024 (25 News)
Driver involved in crash that killed Dunlap High student charged
PEORIA, Ill. - The other driver involved in a crash that killed a Dunlap High School student in May has been formally charged. Court documents list 25-year-old Levi Dietz is charged with driving the w...
Aug 15, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
