Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Mask mandate continues in Morton schools
MORTON, Ill. - Morton Dist. 709 Superintendent Jeff Hill is reminding parents and families that a mask mandate will remain in place for students and staff in schools. Hill, in a weekly update, says wh...
Ed Hammond Aug 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized with COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Civil rights leader and former Democratic politician Jesse Jackson and his wife have both been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, the group he founded said in a s...
Ed Hammond Aug 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
One person wounded in South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a hospital following a shooting in South Peoria. Peoria Police Sgt. Amy Dotson said the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2400 block of West Pro...
Ed Hammond Aug 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Trump assails Biden for Afghanistan "humiliation"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump launched on Saturday a sustained attack on President Joe Biden's handling of the retreat of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, which he called "the grea...
Ed Hammond Aug 22, 2021 File photo: REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
Two comebacks for the Peoria Motorcycle Club
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - The Peoria Motorcycle Club celebrated two comebacks Saturday. The first was for the club itself, which hosted the Law Tigers Peoria TT races presented by Country Saloon. The event ...
Ed Hammond Aug 22, 2021 25 News
Mitchell Trubisky excels, lifts Bills past Bears
CHICAGO, Ill. - REUTERS - Mitchell Trubisky torched his former team by throwing for 221 yards and a touchdown to lead the visiting Buffalo Bills to a 41-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Saturday i...
Ed Hammond Aug 22, 2021 Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports
New state laws protect domestic violence survivors
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed seven pieces of legislation to address domestic violence and remove some of the obstacles survivors face. The laws include protections for studen...
Ed Hammond Aug 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois continue to rise
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed 24,682 new and probable cases of COVID-19, including 126 additional deaths. Officials also say the number of people getting t...
Ed Hammond Aug 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden vows to 'mobilize every resource' to evacuate Americans, Afghan allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden, rejecting criticism of his handling of the chaotic U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, warned on Friday that the operation to evacuate thousands through Kabul ai...
Ed Hammond Aug 20, 2021 REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
State treasurer putting unclaimed property up for bids
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs will host an auction of unclaimed property items. Items worth nearly $15,000 will be up for bids at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lincoln State of ...
Ed Hammond Aug 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
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