Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Resident displaced after Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A fire in a microwave resulted in one resident being displaced from their home. Peoria firefighters found heavy smoke when they arrived at the residence near Hawthorne Place a...
Sep 21, 2025 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Trump picks former attorney to be top prosecutor, as he pressures Bondi to investigate foes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had appointed his former attorney Lindsey Halligan to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, hours after pressuri...
Sep 21, 2025 FILE PHOTO: New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference following a ruling against former U.S. President Donald Trump ordering him to pay $354.9 million and barring him from doing business in New York State for three years, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 16, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
Trump, Vance to headline memorial service for Charlie Kirk in Arizona
GLENDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - A memorial service for Charlie Kirk on Sunday is expected to draw a massive crowd at a football stadium in Arizona, where President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance ...
Sep 21, 2025 A drone view shows people gathering to pay tribute to slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at the headquarters of Turning Point USA, ahead of a memorial service for him which is to be held on September 21, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., September 20, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Trump eyes 'important' announcement on autism findings Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration would make an announcement about its autism findings on Monday, declining to offer specifics. "We're going to hav...
Sep 20, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the American Cornerstone Institute's Fourth Annual Founders Dinner at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate in Mount Vernon, V.A., U.S., September 20, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
Democratic leaders in U.S. Congress demand meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, on Saturday demanded a meeting with President Donald Trump to a...
Sep 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) accompanied by other Democratic Senators holds a press conference following a vote in the U.S. Senate on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin on October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
PCAPS waving fees for pet adoptions
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Animal Protection Services (PCAPS) is currently providing shelter and care for nearly 200 animals. So, as part of a nationwide effort, PCAPS is waiving adoption fees Sept....
Sep 20, 2025
Caterpillar celebrates its 100-year history
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - An event for employees, retirees and their families helped Caterpillar celebrate a century in business. Centennial Fest at the company's Edwards Demonstration and Learning Cen...
Sep 20, 2025 The company logo for Caterpillar is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Trump administration places new restrictions on Harvard, citing financial concerns
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration escalated its campaign against Harvard University on Friday, placing new restrictions on the Ivy League school's ability to access ...
Sep 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Harvard University merchandise stand in a window at a campus store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., September 4, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Trump says Republican Party will hold convention for midterm elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday Republicans will hold a convention for the 2026 midterm elections, as his party seeks to maintain its narrow control of Congress. Nati...
Sep 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Vicki Drummond announces that former U.S. President Donald Trump was elected as the party's Presidential nominee on Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Jim Edgar, Illinois' 1990s-era moderate GOP governor, dies at 79
Article Summary After disclosing aggressive pancreatic cancer diagnosis in February, former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar died on Sunday. Edgar spent nearly his entire adult life in and around Illinois go...
Sep 14, 2025 Former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar speaks at a May 28 event in Springfield to dedicate the reading room at the Illinois State Library in his honor. Edgar helped secure funding for the facility when he was secretary of state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
