SPRINGFIELD, Ill - Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker is urging residents to "remain calm, stay safe and document what you see" as the Trump Administration continues to send military troops to cities. Pritzker released a statement Saturday saying the state is closely monitoring the federal deployments i...

UPDATED 1:01 p.m. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says he will not allow his officers to be subjected to aggressive behavior, under any circumstances. Echevarria's statement followed an incident in downtown Peoria that resulted in two men being shot and multiple arrests. Officers responded to near Main and Monroe...

PEORIA, Ill - The City of Peoria is honoring Gold Star Families Mayor Rita Ali has declared Sunday, September 28 as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day. The designation marks the culmination of Gold Star remembrance week which occurred Sept. 21-27. Honoring the occasion, the Murray Baker Bridge, which carries I-74 tra...

URBANDALE, Ia. - There was no winning ticket sold for Saturday's Powerball ball drawing. The jackpot now increases to $160 million for the next drawing Monday. The estimated cash value is $74.2 million. Saturday's winning numbers were 10, 16, 32, 61, 66 and the Powerball 4. No tickets sold matched all five numbers wit...

PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Congress and the White House have until October 1 to get a budget signed and passed to avoid a government shutdown. But, if the shutdown occurs, who's to blame for the situation depends on whom you talk to. 25 News spoke with Republican Congressman Darin LaHood of Dunlap and Democratic Congress...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Wearing a green sweater and tan pants against a bright blue screen, Marvel comic book superhero creator Stan Lee will return to L.A. Comic Con in holographic form to meet fans of his characters including Spid...

Article Summary Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Chicago canceled a meeting with Illinois Democratic members of Congress that was scheduled for Friday. Members of the state's congressional delegation originally asked to visit ICE's detention center in Broadview but were denied. More violent protests occ...

PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend more than a decade in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine. The US Department of Justice says 40-year-old Matthew Miller was sentenced Wednesday to 200 months, or about 16-and-a-half years, for possessing more than 50 grams of meth with the intent to distribute it. Prose...

(Reuters) -Videogame maker Electronic Arts is nearing a deal to go private for as much as $50 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter. EA shares surged more than 14% on the news. A group of investors i...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Martin Shkreli must face a lawsuit by a digital art collective that owns a one-of-a-kind album by the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, and accused the convicted former pharmaceutical executive of copying the album and...