Category Archives: Top Stories
Co-founder of WTVP watchdog group calls for more transparency with public television station's Board of Directors
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the co-founders for a watchdog group focused on Peoria's public television station WTVP says things are off to a good start with the new board chairman. On Tuesday, 11 members of...
Jan 21, 2024 (25 News)
Missile attacks across Middle East raise Gaza escalation risks
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Saturday threw into sharp focus the increasing risk of the war in Gaza triggering a wider regional conflict pitting I...
Jan 21, 2024 An Israeli solider walks on a mobile artillery unit, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, January 20, 2024. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Trump, Haley duke it out in New Hampshire ahead of critical primary vote
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump will make their closing arguments in New Hampshire on Sunday in a final stretch of ca...
Jan 21, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. January 20, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Boil order remains in Eureka after Friday water main break
EUREKA, Ill. - A boil order is still in effect for portions of Eureka after a water main break on Friday. In a Facebook post, Mayor Eric Lind says the break occurred outside of the water plant, and im...
Jan 21, 2024 (Eureka Mayor Eric Lind)
Peoria's Livingston gifts iPads to top Peoria High students
PEORIA, Ill. - A retired pro basketball player who also happens to be a native of Peoria is helping some of the best of the best in Peoria Public Schools. Shaun Livingston was in his hometown Friday, ...
Jan 20, 2024 Shaun Livingston visited with Peoria High School students Friday, January 20, where he also delivered iPads to the top 15 students. (25 Sports)
Pekin kicks off bicentennial year with mayor's State of the City speech
PEKIN, Ill. - The City of Pekin is kicking off its 200th anniversary with the mayor's State of the City address. Even leaders from outside communities gathered to hear what Mary Burress had to say Fri...
Jan 20, 2024 (Pekin Bicentennial)
Fighting across Gaza as Israel drops leaflets seeking its hostages
DOHA/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel pounded targets across the Gaza Strip on Saturday while its planes dropped leaflets on the southern area of Rafah urging Palestinians seeking refuge there to help locate ho...
Jan 20, 2024 Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on January 20, 2024. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Explainer-New Hampshire 2024 primary: When is it? What's at stake?
(Reuters) -Contenders for the Republican presidential nomination will face off in the second contest of their nominating process on Tuesday in New Hampshire, while Democrats compete there on the same ...
Jan 20, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends a campaign event ahead of the Iowa caucus vote in Ankeny, Iowa, U.S., January 14, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello//File Photo
State Supreme Court upholds downstate police, firefighter pension consolidation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a 2019 law that consolidated nearly 650 municipal police and firefighter pension funds, rejecting ar...
Jan 20, 2024 The Illinois Supreme Court building is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois Photo by Hannah Meisel)
EastSide Centre almost full in 2024, which tourism officials see as a big deal
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - To say parts of East Peoria could be busy all year long this year is close to being an understatement. East Peoria tourism director Kory Brown tells local leaders this week between...
Jan 19, 2024 (EastSide Centre)
