Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Post-holiday road projects to begin
PEORIA, Ill. - Several area road projects will be getting underway after the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Beginning Tuesday in West Peoria, Rohmann and Sterling Avenues will be closed for one week fo...
May 25, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Russia and Ukraine swap 307 soldiers on second day of POW exchange
MOSCOW/CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 307 of their service personnel on Saturday on the second day of a prisoner exchange that, when completed, is set to be the large...
May 24, 2025 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) are seen as they return after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Washington High School juniors get perfect ACT scores
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Good news is worth waiting for. Washington High School juniors Isaac DeSutter and Grady Hahn had trouble finding their ACT scores on line. This, weeks after their peers had received...
May 24, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Peoria Fire Department gets new Truck 1
PEORIA, Ill. - Brand spanking new equipment for the Peoria Fire Department. A $3.2-million firetruck purchased by the City of Peoria will replace an aging Truck 1. The purchase included two engines an...
May 24, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Illinois General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers passed two bills this week that aim to support mothers in the state. One bill requires employers to give paid time off to employees who p...
May 24, 2025 State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, speaks to chief of staff Clayton Harris shortly after passing a bill that mandates employers give nursing mothers paid time to pump breast milk. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Summer electric price spike fuels policy tensions in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - (Capitol News Illinois) - Customers around Illinois will see significantly higher prices on their electric bills next month. The average residential customer of northern Illinois' ...
May 22, 2025 A set of electric meters in Chicago. Residential Commonwealth Edison customers will see an average $10.60 increase in monthly bills this summer. Ameren customers can expect an even larger increase. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Road safety legislation advances to Governor's desk
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Legislation championed by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has advanced to the Governor's desk from the General Assembly. The legislation, supported by AARP of Illinoi...
May 22, 2025 Illinois Secretary of State
Bill establishes commission to increase communication on public health issues
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill creating an interdisciplinary commission to study the interplay between animals, the environment and infectious disease within the Illinois Department of P...
May 22, 2025 Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Lake Forest, speaks on the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Reports: Eldest daughter of Jim Irsay to claim operations role with Colts
(Reuters - Field Level Media) - Late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was a hands-on decision-maker from the highest seat in the team's operation after learning under his father. Now one of Irsay's ...
May 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Oct 30, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay speaks at a Ring of Honor induction ceremony for Tarik Glenn on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, during a game against the Washington Commanders at Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Mandatory Credit: Max Gersh/IndyStar-USA TODAY Sports
Former President Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone, his office said in a statement on Sunday. Biden, 82, was ...
May 18, 2025 U.S. President Joe Biden holds an event at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
