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Double shooting and homicide overnight in Peoria under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is investigating a double shooting and homicide that occurred early Wednesday morning on Harmon Highway in Peoria. Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies...
Jan 28, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Man sprays U.S. lawmaker Ilhan Omar with liquid, disrupting Minnesota event
By Maria Alejandra Cardona, Daniel Trotta and Kanishka Singh MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Police arrested a man who sprayed Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar with a foul-smelling liquid in ...
Jan 28, 2026 A security person holds back U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after a man disrupted a town hall meeting, days after a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 27, 2026, in a still image from video. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
Illinois American Water seeks rate increase
BELLEVILLE, Ill. - Illinois American Water is seeking rate increases to fund upcoming infrastructure improvements. The utility on Tuesday filed its request with the Illinois Commerce Commission. The i...
Jan 27, 2026 Illinois American Water
Illinois sees its worst flu season in recent years as vaccine skepticism grows
Article Summary Illinois is experiencing a severe flu season with outbreak zones popping up across the state. Peak flu season comes in February as January fatalities increase at a rapid rate to at lea...
Jan 27, 2026 Getting a vaccine against the flu is still the best way to guard against the illiness, health officials say. (Medill Illinois News Bureau by Sam Freeman)
Trump in Iowa to tout economy as protests roil neighboring Minnesota
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Iowa on Tuesday, seeking to shore up support in a Midwestern political battleground as an escalating confrontation over immi...
Jan 27, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters over the North Atlantic as he returns to Washington from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, aboard Air Force One, U.S., January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
More than a dozen vocal about opposition to data center project at Pekin City Council meeting
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin City Hall was overflowing Monday night with people opposed to a proposed data center. The city council's chambers, as well as the hallways of city hall, were filled with those agai...
Jan 27, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US judge threatens ICE chief with contempt, orders court appearance
Jan 27 (Reuters) - The chief judge of Minnesota's federal court ordered the acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear in court on Friday to personally explain why that agency ...
Jan 27, 2026 Federal agents fire munitions toward demonstrators near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026.REUTERS/Tim Evans
Illinois Music Education Conference returns to the Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - The state's premier professional development event for music educators is taking place in downtown Peoria this week. Illinois Music Educators Association Executive Director Darcy Nendza...
Jan 27, 2026 (Illinois Music Education Association Facebook)
Illinois' Democratic U.S. Senate primary heats up over ICE
Article Summary Rep. Robin Kelly of Lynwood, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg, and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton all to varying degrees called for U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement to be disma...
Jan 27, 2026 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi were the fundraising leaders in the Democratic Senate primary, according to quarterly finance reports. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria grocery store robbed at gunpoint, suspect at large
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred just before 7 p.m. Saturday at Tony's Market on NE Adams Street. An employee told officers that a man wearing a mask and a...
Jan 27, 2026
