Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Fire in vacant South Peoria house
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson is determined to be the cause of a South Peoria house fire. Firefighters found smoke coming from the residence near Warren and Ann Streets when they arrived at 3:35 a.m. Saturday....
Aug 09, 2025 Midwest Communications
Canton man facing drug and weapons charges
CANTON, Ill. - A Canton man is in custody after authorities executed a search warrant on his home. Canton Police say Richard B. Murphy, 50, was arrested on several drug and weapons charges after the w...
Aug 09, 2025 Photo: Canton Police Department/Facebook
Bears looking to help from lawmakers to build stadium
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (25 News/Associated Press) - The Chicago Bears want to start moving dirt this year toward construction of a domed stadium in suburban Arlington Heights. But, it will take some big ti...
Aug 09, 2025 An artist rendering of the Chicago Bears’ stadium proposal. (Photo
provided by the Chicago Bears)
Trump and Putin to meet to discuss Ukraine peace deal in Alaska
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, Trump said on Friday. Trump made th...
Aug 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo/File Photo
California escalates Texas redistricting fight with November ballot measure
(Reuters) -California's governor said on Friday he will ask voters to approve a ballot measure in November redrawing the state's congressional map in a way likely to create five more Democratic seats,...
Aug 08, 2025 Texas Lawmakers watch the roll call tally during the fifth session without quorum since Democratic lawmakers left the state to deny Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 8, 2025. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
Judge denies ex-Speaker Madigan's request to remain out of prison during appeal
Article Summary A judge has denied former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion to remain free as the legal appeal process plays out for both his corruption conviction and prison sentence. M...
Aug 08, 2025 Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
St. Jude Telethon raises record amount
PEORIA, Ill - The St. Jude Telethon continues to set records. Saturday's 48th annual event on WEEK-TV signed off with a record $12,134,722 raised, up over a half-million dollars over the 2024 amount. ...
Aug 03, 2025 Photo: WEEK-TV
Powerball jackpot rises to $426 million
ATLANTA, Ga.- The Powerball jackpot continues to rise. There was no grand prize winner in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. The jackpot for Monday is now $426 million with a cash option of $193.5 mi...
Aug 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Pope Leo exhorts crowd of million Catholic youth to spread their faith
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Leo celebrated the largest event yet of his nearly three-month tenure on Sunday, encouraging a crowd of more than a million Catholic young people gathered in a field on the outsk...
Aug 03, 2025 Pope Leo XIV leads Mass for Jubilee of Youth in Tor Vergata, in Rome, Italy, August 3, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Woodford County domestic situation ends in arrest
EL PASO, Ill. - Woodford County authorities have made one arrest after a man allegedly barricaded himself in a residence after firing a shot at a woman. Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says authorities r...
Aug 02, 2025 Photo: Woodford County Sheriff's Office
