Category Archives: Top Stories
Dee-Mack girls' basketball to play for state title on Saturday
NORMAL, Ill. - The Lady Chiefs of Deer Creek-Mackinaw are one game away from a state championship. The girls' basketball team defeated Rockford Christian in the IHSA Class 1A state semifinals, 48-35, ...
Mar 05, 2026 (Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701)
Trump taps US Senator Mullin to replace Noem as DHS chief
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - One of the top officials overseeing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will leave her role, U.S. President Do...
Mar 05, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next U.S. Surgeon General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Trump rejects Khamenei's son as Iran war intensifies with US-Israel strikes
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader on Thursday as the war escalated further, with U.S. and Israeli jets hittin...
Mar 05, 2026 People run as smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Twenty-four US states announce lawsuit to stop Trump's latest global tariffs
March 5 (Reuters) - A group of 24 U.S. states will sue President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10% global tariffs, alleging that the presi...
Mar 05, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag and a "tariffs" label are seen in this illustration taken April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Four taken into custody after reported robbery in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Four people were taken into custody after a reported armed robbery early Thursday morning in Peoria's East Bluff Peoria Police says officers were dispatched just before 5:00 A.M. in the...
Mar 05, 2026
Peoria man pleads not guilty to charges he allegedly injured infant son
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of seriously injuring his infant son has pleaded not guilty. 25 News reports that 20-year-old Jaravion Nichols entered his plea during an arraignment hearing Thursday morn...
Mar 05, 2026 Jaravion Nichols. (Peoria County Jail)
US weekly jobless claims unchanged; layoffs decline 55% in February
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week while layoffs dropped sharply in February, consistent with stable labo...
Mar 05, 2026 The Go! Go! Curry restaurant has a sign in the window reading "We Are Hiring" in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming...
Mar 05, 2026 A view of the U.S. Capitol building at night in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Gov. Pritzker proposes plan to expand housing in Illinois
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - As part of his affordability plan for Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a plan aimed at expanding affordable housing across the state by reducing buildi...
Mar 05, 2026 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
Lawmakers target hidden fees, predatory sales tactics with electric supply legislation
Article Summary Lawmakers are looking to further regulate alternative retail energy suppliers, tying the rates they can charge for energy to what utilities can charge. Consumer advocates said the reta...
Mar 05, 2026 Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet, D-Chicago, joined consumer advocates to issue a public
warning about alternative electric and gas supplier sales tactics and prices. (Capitol
News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
