Category Archives: Top Stories
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...
Jan 14, 2026 City of Elmwood logo (Facebook page)
Top Democrats say they would consider small changes to Illinois' SAFE-T Act
Article Summary JB Pritzker and House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch signaled they're open to amending the SAFE-T Act after a violent crime on a Chicago "L" train reignited scrutiny of the law. Welch a...
Jan 14, 2026 House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hillside, speaks to reporters outside his office on Oct. 15, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations next week, Fox News reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for visitors from 75 countries starting January 21, Fox News reported on Wednesday, citing a memo from the U.S...
Jan 14, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Iran warns of retaliation if Trump strikes, US withdraws some personnel from regional bases
By Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Mills DUBAI/DOHA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The United States is withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, after a senior Irania...
Jan 14, 2026 Flames engulf cars following unrest sparked by dire economic conditions, in a place given as Isfahan, Iran, January 9, 2026, in this screengrab from Iran's state media broadcast footage. IRIB via WANA(West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Peoria Heights building back on the market after restaurant closes
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (25 News) - A well-known spot in Peoria Heights that's housed everything from family restaurants to a sports bar, and most recently several Mexican restaurants, is once again up f...
Jan 14, 2026 The building at 4319 N. Prospect Road in Peoria Heights is up for sale again. (25 News)
NATO would be 'more formidable' with US control of Greenland, Trump says
Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said anything less than Greenland "in the hands" of the United States was "unacceptable", reiterating his demand for control of the Danish territory just...
Jan 14, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One, on his return from Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US to cut funding to states over 'sanctuary cities,' Trump says
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Federal payments will be halted to states over their so-called sanctuary cities on February 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday without elaborating on what funds or whi...
Jan 14, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump returns from Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
