Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Parade highlights Peoria Juneteenth celebration
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria NAACP branch hosted its second annual Ernestine Jackson Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade, one of many Juneteenth celebrations taking place throughout Central Illinois over the n...
Jun 15, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Washington walking path decorated with art
WASHINGTON, Ill. - People who walk or bike the path between the Washington Fire Department and Five Points may notice that artists have decorated the space. 25 News reports Washington BRIDGE Education...
Jun 15, 2025 Photo: 25 News
After day of nationwide protests, Trump's military parade rolls through D.C.
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's long-sought military parade rolled though the streets of downtown Washington on Saturday, but the celebration of the U.S. Army's 250...
Jun 15, 2025 President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a celebration of the Army's 250th birthday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., U.S., June, 14, 2025. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS
Naturalization ceremonies welcome 180 new U.S. citizens
PEORIA, Ill. - Cheers filled the room at the Peoria Public Library Friday as 180 people became U.S. citizens. Throughout the day, two naturalization ceremonies were held. Men and women from around 60 ...
Jun 15, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Pope Leo, from Chicago, makes his first U.S. pitch at White Sox Park
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pope Leo, a native of Chicago's south side and a long-time fan of his beloved but beleaguered White Sox, sent a video message on Saturday to a sellout crowd attending Catholic Mass...
Jun 14, 2025 Pope Leo XIV delivers a video message during a public celebration hosted by the Chicago White Sox and the Archdiocese of Chicago for the election of Pope Leo XIV, featuring a mass at Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Iran says production at world's largest gas field partly suspended after Israeli attack
(Reuters) - Iran has partially suspended gas production at the world's biggest gas field after an Israeli strike caused a fire there on Saturday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, in what...
Jun 14, 2025 A fire burns at South Pars gas field, in Tonbak, Bushehr Province, Iran, in this screen grab from a handout video released on June 14, 2025. Social Media/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY.
Minnesota state lawmakers shot, one killed, search underway for suspect
MINNEAPOLIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gunman posing as a police officer killed a senior Democratic state assemblywoman and her husband on Saturday in an apparent "politically motivated assassination," ...
Jun 14, 2025 Officers canvas the neighborhood after what police said was a targeted shooting in the area around Edinburgh Golf Course in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S. June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ellen Schmidt
Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison
CHICAGO, Ill - The number of years former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spent in Springfield has often been used as shorthand to explain his outsized impact on state government and politics. ...
Jun 14, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse after a jury convicted him on 10 of 23 corruption charges on Feb. 12, 2025. Ahead of his June 13 sentencing, federal prosecutors are recommending Madigan be sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison, plus a $1.5 million fine. The former speaker is asking for five years’ probation, including one year of home detention. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
State Rep. Ryan Spain reacts strongly to Madigan sentence
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois State Representative Ryan Spain minces no words when it comes to the sentencing of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. The Peoria Republican says Madigan is "finally...
Jun 14, 2025 (Illinois General Assembly)
Protests, Middle East - and bad weather - may rain on Trump's military parade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nationwide protests against President Donald Trump, tensions in the Middle East amid Israel's strikes on Iran and expected rainy weather in Washington on Saturday could dampen s...
Jun 14, 2025 A supporter holds a banner with U.S President Donald Trump's picture near the Washington Monument, ahead of the upcoming U.S. Army 250th anniversary celebration parade, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
