Category Archives: Top Stories
Comptroller Susana Mendoza endorses Holly Kim to be her successor
Article Summary Comptroller Susana Mendoza is endorsing Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim to be her successor. Mendoza said she supports Kim because of her experience managing finances in one of Illinoi...
Mar 02, 2026 Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim stands with supporters outside the Illinois State Board of Elections in Springfield on petition filing day on Oct. 27, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Illinois Central College reveals finalists for president
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The three finalists vying to lead Illinois Central College have been announced. The college revealed the three finalists on Monday, each of whom will have public forums over the ne...
Mar 02, 2026 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Dancing with the Stars pro ends up in Peoria hospital
Correction: Chmerkovskiy was not able to perform in Sunday's show in Peoria. The tour had the day off on Monday. He was expecting to return to the stage for their next performance on Tuesday. PEORIA, ...
Mar 02, 2026 Dancing with the Stars LIVE is coming to Peoria on Sunday, March 1.
(Peoria Civic Center)
Top US general: will take time to achieve objectives in Iran
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - It will take time to achieve U.S. military objectives in Iran and additional U.S. casualties are expected, U.S. General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of S...
Mar 02, 2026 Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iran conflict widens to Lebanon; Kuwait mistakenly shoots down US jets
By Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, Israel attacking Lebanon in response to strik...
Mar 02, 2026 Aftermath of Israeli strikes following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmad Al Kerdi
How Illinois' Road Fund will help fund transit, especially in the Chicago region
Article Summary A new state transit law redirects revenue from the state's motor fuel tax and interest from the Road Fund - funding historically used to fix roads - to public transportation. The money...
Mar 02, 2026 Interstate 80 in Grundy, a part of Senate District 38, was set to receive $112.6 million for the reconstruction of 6.5 miles and other improvements from east of the Seneca interchange to west of Illinois 47. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Jacques Abou-Rizk)
FBI probes possible terror link to Texas shooting that left three dead, 14 injured
By P.J. Huffstutter and Jana Winter March 1 (Reuters) - The man suspected of fatally shooting at least two people and injuring 14 others at a bar in Austin, Texas, had a history of mental health issue...
Mar 02, 2026 Law enforcement officers, including the FBI, investigate the scene after a deadly mass shooting outside Buford's, a popular roadhouse-style bar in Austin, Texas, U.S. March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
Anti-war protests held in Bloomington, Peoria as US, Israel attack Iran
By Gianna Njau BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - Dozens of people gathered Sunday near Bloomington's Eastland Mall, while other demonstrators met near Bradley University in Peoria to express their opposit...
Mar 02, 2026 About 50 people gathered on Sunday along Veterans Parkway in Bloomington, protesting the air war going on between the U.S. and Iran. (25 News)
Peoria gas prices climb for a fourth straight week; national average nears $3 mark
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria area drivers are feeling the pinch at the pump as average gas prices have risen for the fourth straight week, according to the latest survey from GasBuddy. The average price of u...
Mar 02, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
US announces its first casualties in Iran war; poll signals challenge for Trump
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military announced on Sunday the first American casualties of President Donald Trump's intensifying attack on Iran, as a new pol...
Mar 02, 2026 A smoke billows from a fire as supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups attempt to move toward the U.S. embassy located in Baghdad's Green Zone, while riot police deploy to block their advance, following the Israel and U.S. strikes on Iran and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
