Category Archives: Top Stories
Beatification of Fulton Sheen could come in 2026
PEORIA, Ill. - The process to immortalize a Catholic leader from central Illinois could begin later this year. The Vatican is expected to soon announce a day for the beatification of Fulton Sheen, the...
Jan 21, 2026 Archbishop Fulton Sheen (right) is hugging Pope John Paul II in this 1979 photo. (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation)
Driver who led police pursuit from East Peoria to Springfield dies
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The driver that led multiple police agencies on a chase from central Illinois to Springfield has died. The chase began Tuesday morning when East Peoria Police officers attempted a ...
Jan 21, 2026 (Illinois State Police)
Illinois rideshare drivers rally for unionization bill
Article Summary Rideshare drivers are calling on Illinois lawmakers to consider legislation that would grant them the right to unionize. Drivers held a rally at the Illinois State Capitol on Wednesday...
Jan 21, 2026 Rep. Yolonda Morris speaks at a rally with rideshare drivers in the Illinois State Capitol on Jan. 21, 2026. Drivers and lobbyists met with legislators to ask for support on a bill that would give rideshare drivers the right to unionize. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Peoria Heights finds compromise on parking for new development on Prospect Rd.
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The Peoria Heights Village Board has reached a compromise on parking for new development along Prospect Road. On Tuesday night, the developer of 4425 N. Prospect, the current si...
Jan 21, 2026 (Ed Hammond/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump rules out force but renews Greenland demands at Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not take over Greenland by force, but stuck firmly to his demands for control of the Danish territory duri...
Jan 21, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
JPMorgan's Dimon warns of 'economic disaster' as Trump backs credit card rate cap
By Manya Saini Jan 21 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned on Wednesday that a proposal to cap credit card interest rates would amount to economic disaster, while U.S. President Donald Tr...
Jan 21, 2026 The CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Thousands protest against Trump immigration policies
By Andrew Hay Jan 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. workers and students marched through cities and university campuses on Tuesday in opposition to the immigration policies of President Donald Trump. O...
Jan 21, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators take part in a anti-ICE protest, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good on January 7 during an immigration raid, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Seth Herald/File Photo
Trump's plane lands safely after 'minor electrical issue,' Davos trip to continue
By Steve Holland ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump landed safely on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews near Washington to change aircraft on Tuesday night after cre...
Jan 21, 2026 A White House staff member looks back at Air Force One while boarding a replacement plane, also designated Air Force One, after making an unscheduled return landing due to an electrical problem identified mid-flight en route to Davos, Switzerland, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Chicago man pleads guilty to 2025 hit-and-run in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A hit-and-run that killed a man in Peoria last year will end with prison time for a driver from Chicago. According to 25 News, 37-year-old Demoriele Sims pleaded guilty on Tue...
Jan 21, 2026 Demoriele Sims mugshot (from the Peoria County Jail).
Man dies in house fire in rural Chillicothe near site of fatal fire week prior
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A man has died in a house fire Tuesday afternoon in rural Chillicothe. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the fire was called in just before 4:00 P.M. in the area of Galena a...
Jan 20, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
