Category Archives: Top Stories
PPD squad car involved in crash Tuesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A crash in downtown Peoria Tuesday morning involved a police cruiser. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth said the accident happened at the intersection of Monroe and Fayette Streets around...
Feb 03, 2026
UPDATE: Trump signs spending bill that ends four-day government shutdown
UPDATED 3:53 P.M. WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a spending deal into law that ends a partial U.S. government shutdown and gives lawmakers time to negotiat...
Feb 03, 2026 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA ) speaks with reporters as he departs meeting with members of the House Rules Committee, at the U.S. Capitol on day three of a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago
Child care funding freeze could worsen shortage in Illinois, providers say
Article Summary If the courts allow the Trump administration's freeze on federal child care funding to happen, a Springfield provider said she'll likely have to close her 30-year business. A recent re...
Feb 03, 2026 Pamela Franks is a home child care provider in Springfield who relies on money from federal child care and family services programs that are under threat from the Trump administration. (photo submitted by SEIU Healthcare Illinois)
Judge in Charlie Kirk case to consider bid to disqualify prosecutors
By Andrew Hay Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lawyers for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk will urge a judge on Tuesday to dismiss the prosecution team due to alleged conflict of ...
Feb 03, 2026 Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf presides over a hearing for Tyler Robinson, suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, in Provo, Utah, U.S., on January 16, 2026. Bethany Baker/Pool via REUTERS
Clintons agree to testify in Epstein congressional probe ahead of contempt vote
By Ismail Shakil, David Morgan and Kanishka Singh Feb 2 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, will testify in a congressional in...
Feb 03, 2026 Former U.S. President Bill Clinton arrives with his wife, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for the inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Peoria High boys basketball coach arrested for alleged inappropriate texts to student
PEORIA, Ill. - The head coach of the Peoria High School boys' basketball team has been arrested for allegedly trying to solicit a teenage girl. Peoria Police says 41-year-old Daniel Ruffin was arreste...
Feb 02, 2026
Peoria City Council rejects proposed settlement regarding proposed new Par-A-Dice casino
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria says no deal to the Par-A-Dice. In a special meeting Monday night, council was one vote short of accepting a settlement agreement regarding the proposed new Par-A-Dic...
Feb 02, 2026 (Illinois Gaming Board)
Trump says US lawmakers are close to resolution on government funding
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers in Congress are nearing a resolution aimed ending a partial government shutdown, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday. Trump told reporters that he h...
Feb 02, 2026 A view inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
LaHood and Illinois GOP Congressmen urge State Board of Elections to comply with voter roll request
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Illinois' Republican Congressmen are raising questions about whether the State Board of Elections is complying with federal election laws. 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood of ...
Feb 02, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Charges filed against man accused of shooting and injuring Peoria County deputy
PEORIA, Ill. - Prosecutors have filed charges against the man accused of shooting and injuring a Peoria County Sheriff's deputy Saturday night. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 51-year...
Feb 02, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
