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IL lawmakers react to Trump firing Noem as DHS Secretary
By Mike Smith ILLINOIS (25 News) - President Trump's decision to remove Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security and nominate Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her replacement sparked sharp, di...
Mar 06, 2026 25 NEWS
Woman injured in rollover crash in Peoria Thursday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle accident with entrapment Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Knoxville Avenue and Wilhelm Road. Battalion Chief Larry Carter ...
Mar 06, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Man pinned between semi-trailer and loading dock at Rivian warehouse dies
By Mike Smith NORMAL, Ill. (25 News) - A man is dead after he was pinned between a semi-truck trailer and a loading dock at the Rivian Automotive warehouse Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed. A...
Mar 06, 2026 (25 News)
Justice Department releases missing FBI interviews in Epstein files with woman who made claims against Trump
By Brad Heath WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department released FBI records on Thursday that summarize interviews of an unidentified woman in which she made accusations against Pres...
Mar 06, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Former US presidents to attend Jesse Jackson memorial in Chicago
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, March 6 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are expected to join thousands of mourners at a public memorial service for Jesse Jackson i...
Mar 06, 2026 Pallbearers carry the casket of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson as they make their way into the Rainbow PUSH Coalition building where he will lay in repose in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
104.9 the Wolf completes successfull two-day Country Cares Radiothon
PEORIA, Ill. - Another successful Country Cares Radiothon on sister station 104.9 the Wolf is in the books. For the past two days, co-hosts Mike Stechman and John Young raised $71,877 for the Saint Ju...
Mar 05, 2026 Gina Seghetti of St. Jude presents the final total from the 2026 Country Cares Radiothon to co-hosts Mike Stechman and John Young. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US House rejects war powers resolution, backs Trump on Iran war
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives rejected an effort on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump's air war on Iran and require that any hostilities against Iran be autho...
Mar 05, 2026 A U.S. Marines F-35C Lightning II is staged for flight operations on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS
Peoria man ordered to stay in jail after arrest for alleged sex acts with minor on video
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man must remain in custody after his arrest this week for allegedly sexually abusing a minor. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a detention hearing for 61-year-o...
Mar 05, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trump can suspend refugee admissions, US appeals court rules
March 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump had the authority to indefinitely suspend admissions of foreign citizens seeking to enter the United States under...
Mar 05, 2026 The James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, home of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is pictured in San Francisco, California February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Noah Berger/File Photo
Illinois mayors call on Pritzker to rethink flat local government funding
Article Summary Illinois municipal leaders are calling on state lawmakers to increase the amount of income tax revenue that is distributed to local governments. JB Pritzker's budget proposal calls for...
Mar 05, 2026 Matteson Village President Sheila Chalmers-Currin speaks alongside leaders of the Illinois Municipal League at a news conference in Springfield on March 4, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
