Category Archives: Top Stories
Economy, mold among issues leading to East Peoria senior living facility's closure
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Management is explaining the decision to close Serenity Assisted Living & Memory Care in East Peoria, citing COVID-related economic troubles, plus a mold problem at t...
Jan 24, 2026 (Serenity Assisted Living and Memory Care)
PPD: Teen injured in shooting on Peoria's South Side
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Police are investigating a shooting early Friday morning that left a 17-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the leg. PPD told 25 News that just after 2:30 a.m., offic...
Jan 24, 2026
Thousands brave bitter cold to demand ICE leave Minneapolis
By Tim Evans and Daniel Trotta MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators braved bitter cold to march through the streets of Minneapolis on Friday and demand an end to President Donald...
Jan 24, 2026 People take part in a rally on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Delta cancels additional Atlanta, East Coast flights as winter storm threatens weekend travel
Jan 24 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines said on Saturday it made additional flight cancellations for Atlanta and along the U.S. East Coast, including at its hubs in Boston and New York, as it continued to ...
Jan 24, 2026 Snow falls over the Clara Luper National Sit-In Plaza as Winter Storm Fern arrives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
25 News: First Alert Weather Days extended through Monday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - It looks like frigid cold temperatures and wind chills well below zero won't be going anywhere anytime soon. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Brian Walder says First Alert Weathe...
Jan 24, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Washington city council passes on vote regarding digital billboard
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The city of Washington is holding off on a proposal for a digital billboard. Missouri-based Robinson Outdoor LLC made a request to place the billboard on a vacant lot near Peoria St...
Jan 23, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
As Illinois House returns to Springfield, Democrats focus on Trump
Article Summary The Illinois House of Representatives met Wednesday to pass Democrat-introduced symbolic resolutions condemning the Trump administration's federal policies The six resolutions denounce...
Jan 23, 2026 Rep. Lilian Jiménez speaks on the House floor during the October 2025 veto session. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria Public Works preparing for snowfall
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Works will have an eye to the sky this weekend. A snowstorm is expected to begin Saturday night and go through Sunday morning, bringing anywhere from 3-6 inches of snow wh...
Jan 23, 2026 Peoria snowplow on the streets following the first real snow storm of 2024. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--TJ Carson)
Illinois higher education board seeks 4.6% budget increase for next fiscal year
Article Summary The Illinois Board of Higher Education is seeking a 4.6% increase in general revenue support for colleges and universities in the upcoming fiscal year. The request comes at the same ti...
Jan 23, 2026 The Illinois Community College Board offices sits blocks away from the state Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Snow starts falling in Texas, Oklahoma as eastern US braces for winter storm
Jan 23 - Heavy snow was falling over Northwest Texas and Oklahoma City on Friday morning as a major winter storm began moving east across the U.S., bringing deadly cold and the threat of power outages...
Jan 23, 2026 A drone picture shows snow covering Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, U.S. January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Evan Garcia
