Category Archives: Top Stories
Teenaged girls arrested after reported fight at Peoria Richwoods HS
PEORIA, Ill. - Five teenaged girls were arrested after reportedly being involved in physical altercations outside the Peoria Richwoods High School gym. Peoria Police says officers were called to the g...
Jan 20, 2026
Bradley, ICC come together for partnership for transfer students
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's two institutions of higher education are partnering up to turn Cougars into Braves. Bradley University and Illinois Central College on Tuesday announced Path2BU, a transfer par...
Jan 20, 2026 Bradley University President James Shadid (L) and interim Illinois Central College President Bruce Budde (R) sign an agreement for a partnership to help ICC students transfer to Bradley. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'365 days of chaos': Illinois Democrats reflect on 1st year of Trump's 2nd term
Article Summary Tuesday marked one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed more than 50 lawsuits seeking to block various acti...
Jan 20, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks about his office’s actions against the Trump administration during a Jan. 20, 2026, news conference marking the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
US subpoenas Minnesota leaders in criminal grand jury probe over opposition to immigration crackdown
Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice served grand jury subpoenas to the offices of Minnesota's governor and attorney general, and the mayor of Minneapolis, as it weighs whether their publ...
Jan 20, 2026 Members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other law enforcement officials stand guard, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 17, 2026. REUTERS/Seth Herald
Police chase of suspect begins in East Peoria and ends in Springfield
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple police agencies were involved in a chase Tuesday morning that began in Tazewell County and ended near the state capital. East Peoria Police says a bulletin was received fr...
Jan 20, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Manito woman arrested after allegedly stealing funds from elementary school
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Manito woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing funds from Spring Lake Elementary School. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says 54-year-old Patrika Rawlings has b...
Jan 20, 2026 (Tazewell County Sheriff's Office)
Illinois lawmakers' 2026 theme: affordability
Democrats seeking to capitalize on Trump-driven chaos during election year session Article Summary Illinois lawmakers will be focusing on affordability issues this spring, House Speaker Emanuel "Chris...
Jan 20, 2026 A flock of birds flies past the dome of the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
US Supreme Court does not issue ruling on Trump's tariffs
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court issued three decisions on Tuesday but did not decide the closely watched dispute over the legality of President Donald Trump's global tariffs. The...
Jan 20, 2026 View of the U.S. Supreme Court building the day after Election Day as results are still being counted and election-related lawsuits are expected to make their way through the court system in Washington, U.S. November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Supreme Court tests limits of Trump's power over the economy in fight over Fed's Lisa Cook
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court signaled four months into Donald Trump's second presidential term last year its interest in shielding the Federal Reserve from poli...
Jan 20, 2026 Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook speaks on "The Outlook for the Economy and Monetary Policy" at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
ISP: Stolen vehicle involved in rollover crash in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois State Police responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash in Peoria Tuesday morning. ISP says the crash at the intersection of Sheridan Road and Brons Avenue occurred at approx...
Jan 20, 2026 (Illinois State Police)
