Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Basketball with a message
PEORIA, Ill - Peoria's Don't Start Initiative hosted a friendly basketball tournament Saturday at the RiverPlex, in hopes of showing kids how to win in the game of life. This year's event paired kids ...
Jun 29, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Greater Peoria LMV holds "Shine on Democracy" event
PEORIA, Ill. - The League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria is continuing its efforts to keep people informed about important issues. The League invited the public to the Universalist Unitarian Church...
Jun 29, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Construction of new Peoria fire station continues
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Fire Department continues to monitor the progress of the construction of the new Fire Station 16 on Northmoor Road. The old firehouse was demolished in February. The location...
Jun 29, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Pirates great and Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies at 74
(Reuters/Field Level Media) - Pittsburgh Pirates legend Dave Parker has passed away at the age of 74, just a month before he was set to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame after being elected by...
Jun 28, 2025 Jun 28, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza (64) pauses for a moment of silence to honor Pittsburgh Pirates former Hall of Fame right fielder Dave Parker on his passing before the game against the Pirates at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
Drivers injured in two-vehicle Peoria County crash
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A two-vehicle crash near Banner results in both drivers being treated at an area hospital. The crash occurred around 6:18 p.m. Friday on Route 24 near Trivoli Road. State Police ...
Jun 28, 2025 Midwest Communications
California's Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million for defamation over Trump call
(Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom filed a $787 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, saying the network defamed him by lying about his phone call with Donald Trump related ...
Jun 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the press after a hearing on the use of National Guard troops amid federal immigration sweeps, at the California State Supreme Court in San Francisco, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Yuri Avila/File photo
Media: House Republican Don Bacon, a Trump critic, will not seek reelection
(Reuters) -Five-term U.S. Representative Don Bacon, one of the few Republican voices in Congress who has taken positions independent of President Donald Trump, will not seek reelection, media reports ...
Jun 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of (R-NE) faces reporters as he arrives for a House Republican conference meeting to choose a nominee in the race for House Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Senate Republicans aim to push ahead on Trump's sweeping tax-cut, spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans will seek to advance President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill on Saturday with a procedural vote that could kick off a marathon weekend...
Jun 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Immigrants scramble for clarity after Supreme Court birthright ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling tied to birthright citizenship prompted confusion and phone calls to lawyers as people who could be affected tried to process a convoluted legal d...
Jun 28, 2025 An anonymous plaintiff, identified as Marta, in Trump v. CASA holds her 3-month-old daughter at the CASA Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S., June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
New grocery store opens in Benson
BENSON, Ill - A new grocery store in the small Woodford County Village of Benson celebrated its grand opening Friday. Farm Family Foods, located at 311 Front Street, is the first grocery store in the ...
Jun 28, 2025 Photo: 25 News
