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Autopsy scheduled for infant victim of rural Chillicothe trailer fire
PEORIA, Ill. - An autopsy is scheduled for Friday for the eight-month-old infant girl who died in a rural Chillicothe trailer home fire. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says A'maya Johnson was pro...
Jan 15, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Boy accused of bringing gun to Peoria school ordered to home confinement
PEORIA, Ill. - A 10-year-old boy accused of bringing a gun to a Peoria primary school was ordered to home confinement. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a judge on Thursday denied the p...
Jan 15, 2026 courtroom gavel
Illinois county clerks warn of potential vote-by-mail disruptions with USPS policy changes
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - County clerks across Illinois say recent changes by the United States Postal Service could have negative effects on the March primary election. Statewide county clerks are meeting ...
Jan 15, 2026 Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman speaks at a press conference at the Par-A-Dice Hotel about changes made by USPS and its effect on mail-in ballots. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump meets Venezuelan opposition leader Machado after praising interim president
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump was meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday afternoon, in a high-stakes encounter that could affect how th...
Jan 15, 2026 Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado walks on the day of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Illinois wage inequities improve slightly, persist despite transparency efforts: report
Article Summary A 2021 amendment to the Equal Pay Act mandates certain Illinois businesses to report biannual wage and demographic data to the Department of Labor. The first analysis, based on three y...
Jan 15, 2026 Jason Keller, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Labor, speaks at a seminar about recent findings of a report on pay equity in Illinois. The report is the first released since a 2021 amendment to the Equal Pay Act required certain business owners to report wage and demographic data. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Farmington Police: Two students taken into custody after fight, Snapchat threat
FARMINGTON, Ill. - Two students were removed Wednesday night from Farmington High School after an alleged fight. Farmington Police were called to the high school just before 7:25 p.m. According to pol...
Jan 15, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Trump threatens to use military over Minnesota anti-ICE protests
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces in Minnesota after days of angry protests over a surge in imm...
Jan 15, 2026 Federal agents stand guard after deploying tear gas as community members protest after federal law enforcement agents were involved in a shooting incident, a week after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy
Community solar site being built in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Another solar farm is coming to Tazewell County, and it could help residents save money on their electric bill. The community solar site is being built at the corner of S...
Jan 15, 2026 A community solar site is being built in East Peoria near Springfield and Eisele Roads. (25 News)
Illinois among 12 states to sue as Trump seeks forced compliance with gender order
Article Summary Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multi-state lawsuit Tuesday challenging a policy by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The policy conditions billions of d...
Jan 15, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall amid seasonal adjustment challenges
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, but that likely does not signal a material shift in the labor mark...
Jan 15, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
