Category Archives: Top Stories
Storms leave thousands in Central Illinois without power
UPDATED 10:45 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. -Strong storms that blew through Central Illinois Tuesday night left thousands of Ameren Illinois customers in the dark. Most of the affected customers were in Peoria a...
Jun 26, 2024 (Ameren Illinois)
Peoria city council delays decision on allowing backyard chickens
PEORIA, Ill. - People in Peoria who want to raise chickens in their backyards will have to wait a little longer to get permission from the city. The city council Tuesday night held off on deciding to ...
Jun 25, 2024 SashaKhalabuzar / Depositphotos.com
Pritzker signs bill creating new Department of Early Childhood
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday creating a new cabinet-level state agency dedicated to early childhood education and development. The new Depart...
Jun 25, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker holds up Senate Bill 1 after signing it into law, flanked by Reps. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, and Will Davis, D-Homewood (left) and lead Senate sponsor Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood (right). Pritzker said the agency is expected to be up and running in 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)
Volkswagen's $5 billion investment in Rivian boosts EV maker's shares
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - German automaker Volkswagen Group will invest up to $5 billion in U.S. electric-vehicle maker Rivian as part of a new, equally controlled joint venture to share EV architectu...
Jun 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo
Judge questions Trump request to exclude evidence in documents case
FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) -The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case indicated on Tuesday that she was unlikely to grant his lawyers' request to exclude swaths of evidence fro...
Jun 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Downtown Peoria bar and restaurant to close again
PEORIA, Ill. - A downtown Peoria bar is closing for good for a second time. Richard's Under Main announced Tuesday in a Facebook post that Saturday will be the last day of business for the establishme...
Jun 25, 2024 (Richard's Under Main)
Future of men's and women's golf to play in Peoria-area this week
METAMORA, Ill. - Nearly 300 golfers will tee it up in central Illinois this week to chase their dreams of playing on the elite levels of professional golf. The 2nd Annual OSF Children's Hospital of Il...
Jun 25, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Park District reveals July 3rd plans for Glen Oak Park
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Park District has announced plans for its revamped July 3rd celebration in Glen Oak Park. The park's board canceled the annual fireworks show in the park in March in order to...
Jun 25, 2024 Glen Oak Park (Peoria Park District)
Judge partially lifts Trump hush money gag order
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York judge partially lifted a gag order on Donald Trump on Tuesday following the Republican presidential candidate's conviction on criminal charges stemming from an effort to...
Jun 25, 2024 Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
UPDATE: I-74 reopened after Tuesday morning vehicle fire
UPDATED 4:49 P.M. TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Traffic on Interstate 74 was reopened at around 2:30 P.M. No injuries were reported. ---------------------------- TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Illinois State Polic...
Jun 25, 2024 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
