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Peorians share ICE concerns at city council meeting
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Despite no documented activity in Peoria, City Council members heard concerns Tuesday night from four residents about Immigration and Customs Enforcement. For about 20 minutes...
Jan 15, 2026 Residents shared their concerns about ICE coming to Peoria at Tuesday's City Council meeting. (25 News)
SpaceX capsule with four astronauts, one ailing, splashes down safely off California
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Four astronauts returned safely to Earth early on Thursday after an undisclosed serious medical condition affecting one of them forced an end to their I...
Jan 15, 2026 Infrared footage shows the NASA Crew 11 Dragon capsule, carrying a four-member crew home from orbit in an emergency return to earth necessitated by an undisclosed serious medical condition afflicting one of the astronauts, making splashdown at sea upon returning to Earth, January 15, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. NASA TV/Handout via REUTERS
Another immigration-related shooting fuels chaos in Minneapolis
By Seth Herald, Jonathan Allen, Joseph Ax and Ted Hesson MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. immigration officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man fleeing a traffic stop in Minneapolis on Wednesday...
Jan 15, 2026 A protesting community member attempts to protect themselves as federal agents fire munitions and pepper balls, as tensions rise 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 north Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy
Infant dies after trailer fire in rural Chillicothe
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The cause of a trailer fire Wednesday afternoon in rural Chillicothe that left an infant dead is under investigation. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies responded ...
Jan 14, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
State education board OKs $10.9B budget request
Article Summary The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking only a modest increase in funding next year in light of uncertainty about future state revenues. The proposal calls for a $350 million ...
Jan 14, 2026 The Illinois State Board of Education’s headquarters is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Boy arrested after allegedly bringing handgun to Peoria primary school
PEORIA, Ill. - A ten year old boy was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly bringing a firearm to Charter Oak Primary School. Peoria Police says officers arrived at 10:30 A.M. and met with the bo...
Jan 14, 2026
Trump threatens funding for states over sanctuary cities as clashes intensify in Minneapolis
Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would cut off federal funding next month for any state that includes sanctuary cities, expanding his attacks on mostly Democratic-ru...
Jan 14, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
U.S. Supreme Court allows Mike Bost to challenge how Illinois counts mail-in ballots
Article Summary The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from Murphysboro, can file a lawsuit to challenge Illinois election laws regardless of whether he can prove the ...
Jan 14, 2026 U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from Murphysboro, speaks to reporters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Water samples at Peoria homes tested positive for elevated lead levels
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois American Water says elevated levels of lead were found in water samples at some homes in Peoria. The company says more than 110 water samples were collected between July 1st an...
Jan 14, 2026 Illinois American Water
Congressman Sorensen secures $1M for Elmwood wastewater project
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democratic Congressman Eric Sorensen has secured more than $33 million in federal Community Project Funding (CPF) for communities across the 17th District. More than $2 million of t...
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