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Reforms will alter the real estate transactions in Illinois and elsewhere
(The Center Square) – Changes are coming later this summer that will alter how real estate transactions are handled in Illinois and around the country. For decades, the National Association of Realtors required home sale listing brokers to provide an offer of compensation to a buyer’s agent up front. That usually was a 6% split between a seller’s broker and buyer’s agent. Groups of home sellers brought lawsuits against the...
Restrictions on face masks proposed around country, but ACLU of Illinois has concerns
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Just four years ago, a mask requirement for indoor spaces was issued in Illinois at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and masks were still required on the Chicago Transit Authority and other mass transit as recently as the spring of 2022.But now, there is a growing movement of lawmakers and communities who want to ban masks. Civil liberties advocates have some major concerns about that idea.In surveillance videos of crimes being committed, the perpetrators are often wearing masks over their noses and mouths. In many cases, the coverings help hide the faces and identities of those...
Illinois officials urge residents to avoid at-home fireworks this Fourth of July
After the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that nearly 10,000 fireworks-related injuries and eight fatalities occurred in 2023, officials in Illinois are urging the public to leave the explosives to the pros. On Monday, the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance held an event ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, urging...
Undocumented immigrants now eligible for standard Illinois driver's licenses
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Under an Illinois law that went into effect Monday, undocumented immigrants are now eligible for standard driver's licenses in Illinois.It is a change that seeks to reduce the stigma around driving without citizenship, and to make the roads across the state safer.For more than a decade, undocumented immigrants have been able to drive legally in Illinois so long as they passed their road test and had proof of insurance—under legislation signed into law in 2013 by then-Gov. Pat Quinn. This new law takes things one step further by changing the look and language of their former licenses.What...
Pritzker signs 49 bills impacting elections, hunting, mobile park residents and more
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted 49 bills Monday that touch on elections, hunting, mobile home park residents, criminal justice, education and more. House Bill 4621, effective immediately with some provisions taking effect July 1, 2025, creates the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services within the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. The move allows the office to provide pretrial services to circuit courts and counties that don’t currently have pretrial services agencies. There has been an explosion of pretrial hearings since cash...
Illinois officials react to SCOTUS presidential immunity ruling
(The Center Square) – Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court granting "absolute immunity" to the president of the United States when acting in his core constitutional duty is getting reaction from Illinois elected officials. Monday’s ruling comes in response to former President Donald Trump's claim that he has presidential immunity against the charges brought against him over actions he took as president. He is the first former president to face criminal charges. ...
Pritzker could sign reusable tenant screening bill, further regulating landlords
(The Center Square) – Illinois could become the latest in a string of states to enact a measure seeking to save renters money on repeated application costs with House Bill 4926 on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk. The measure would amend the Landlord and Tenant Act to allow a tenant to use what’s called a reusable tenant screening report when applying to rent properties. Proponents say the bill can save renters money by letting them get their own basic screening from a third party. The screening...
City of Peoria receives $50,000 grant to plant more trees
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria is about to become a little bit greener after the city was awarded a grant to plant more trees. The $50,000 grant was given to City Hall by the Morton Arboretum‘s Chicago Region Trees Initiative. Trees will be planted in areas that don’t have many trees currently.
MEA President: Many Morton teachers are considering leaving as job is, ‘taking a toll on our teachers’
MORTON (25News Now) - With the cost of living rising every year, Morton School District 709 is having a difficult time retaining teachers. Morton Education Association (MEA) President and 6th grade teacher Shane Weyland said teachers want to provide their students a good education, but they have been struggling to do so because of the pay.
Person dead following single-vehicle crash in Downs
The victim of a car crash Monday evening near Downs has been identified as 62-year-old Stanley Miller of Crystal Lake, Illinois. Crystal Lake is a northwest Chicago suburb in McHenry County. According to the McLean County coroner's office, Miller lost control of his vehicle at 8:44 p.m. Monday while driving...
Area veterans now have opportunity for ‘flightless’ Honor Flight
PEORIA (25News Now) - The Greater Peoria Honor Flight is giving veterans an opportunity to visit memorials - all without leaving Central Illinois. Dubbed “Operation Penguin,” the Greater Peoria Honor Flight recognizes that there are veterans who may not be able to do the traditional Honor Flight flying to and from Washington D.C.
Coming soon to Northwoods Mall in Peoria: 55,000 square feet of family entertainment
PEORIA – A new anchor store is planning to open at Northwoods Mall in the form of a family entertainment center. The Tilted 10 amusement complex is expected to feature bowling lanes, two miniature golf courses, and more than 100 video and virtual reality games, according to Julie Revallo, the Northwoods Mall general...
After executing search warrant, police arrest Peoria man in connection with 2023 homicide
Police have arrested a 24-year-old Peoria man as a suspect in a 2023 homicide. Police responded to a call of shots fired at a residence in the 800 block of South Helen Street in Peoria last August. On arrival, they found an adult male inside the residence with apparent gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. ...
Multiple broken water mains fixed in Chenoa, city confirms
CHENOA (25News Now) - The entire City of Chenoa has available water following a main break Tuesday. Two water main breaks occurred on Tuesday, but the city confirmed the issue has been resolved. You can watch 25News - any newscast, anywhere - streaming LIVE on 25NewsNow.com, our 25News mobile app,...
Peoria Park District’s new July 3rd event focuses on family fun
PEORIA, Ill. – A newly reimagined event is happening at Peoria’s Glen Oak Park on Wednesday, July 3rd, called ”The Streets Belong To Me: Glen Oak Park”. Peoria Park District’s Emily Cahill says there will be a lot of fun for all ages. “We’ll have...
Northern Illinois man identified in fatal McLean County crash
McLEAN COUNTY (25News Now) - A man from Crystal Lake is being identified as the victim of a fatal crash Monday night. The McLean County Coroner says Stanley M. Miller, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary autopsy indicates he died as the driver and only person in a car that lost control, left the road and crashed.
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