Category Archives: Top Stories
Pekin launches new brand identity to attract residents, businesses
PEKIN, Ill. - The City of Pekin has introduced a new brand identity aimed at positioning the Central Illinois community as a destination for residents, visitors, and businesses. The city, which celebr...
Jan 29, 2026 City of Pekin, Ill.
Minnesota man arrested for trying to free Luigi Mangione from prison, posing as FBI
NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A Minnesota man has been accused of impersonating an FBI agent in a bid to free accused health insurance CEO killer Luigi Mangione from a Brooklyn prison while carrying a ...
Jan 29, 2026 Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing December 18 2025. Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Ex-Riverside Community Church pastor released on conditions
By: Angeles Ponpa (25 News) PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - A Tazewell County judge ordered the conditional release Thursday of a former Riverside Community Church lead pastor accused of sending explicit imag...
Jan 29, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Fatal crash on I-39 in Woodford County under investigation
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A fatal two-vehicle crash on Interstate 39 in Woodford County is under investigation. The Woodford County Sheriff's Office received a call about a serious accident at 12:05 p.m...
Jan 29, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Fire causes extensive damage to Washington home
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria firefighters responded to a structure fire early Thursday morning on Silver Creek Drive in Washington. Crews arrived just after 5:30 a.m. to find extensive damage to a ...
Jan 29, 2026
Sean Grayson receives maximum sentence for murder of Sonya Massey
Former Sangamon County deputy was convicted of second-degree murder Editor's note: This story was originally published by the Illinois Times and republished with permission. By DEAN OLSEN Illinois Tim...
Jan 29, 2026 Supporters of the Massey family gather outside the Sangamon County courthouse the morning of Jan. 29 as the sentencing hearing for Sean Grayson begins. Credit: photo by Zach Adams, Illinois Times)
Group challenges Illinois' restrictions on using 'Democrat,' 'Republican' in org names
The law requires nonprofits to get party's permission to use names Article Summary The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to overturn a 1986 Illinois law that b...
Jan 29, 2026 Alexi Giannoulias, now the Illinois secretary of state, speaks at a Democratic Party event in 2021. He’s being sued over a 40-year-old law governing which companies can use the word “Democrat” or “Republican” in their name. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Trump border czar Homan says ICE in Minneapolis will focus on 'targeted' operations, not sweeps
By Brad Brooks and Steve Gorman MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. border czar Tom Homan, newly installed as commander of President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis, said ...
Jan 29, 2026 A community member films federal agents conducting an immigration enforcement action in Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. REUTERS/Seth Herald
Peoria leaders address ICE concerns, cite Illinois Trust Act
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria city leaders addressed concerns about possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity during Tuesday night's City Council meeting, despite no confirmed ICE sighti...
Jan 29, 2026 Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria spoke Tuesday night at the City Council meeting, addressing concerns about ICE in Central Illinois. (WEEK-TV)
US Senator Klobuchar launches run for Minnesota governor amid ICE turmoil
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced her candidacy for Minnesota governor on Thursday as the state reels from President Donald Trump's federal...
Jan 29, 2026 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks during a press conference with fellow Democratic senators calling on the Trump administration to continue Medicare drug price negotiations on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jon Cherry. REUTERS/Jon Cherry
