Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Third round of McClugage Bridge demolition scheduled
PEORIA, Ill. - A third round of explosives will highlight the continuation of the McClugage Bridge construction project. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) says the next round of explosi...
Apr 12, 2025 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Prisoner Review Board reform bill clears Senate
SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would reform the Prisoner Review Board passed the Illinois Senate on Thursday, aiming to protect victims and increase transparency about prisoner releases following years of ...
Apr 12, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, right, speaks with a Senate staffer a few hours before debating a bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US immigration judge rules that deportation case against Columbia University student can proceed
JENA, Louisiana (Reuters) -A U.S. immigration judge in Louisiana ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration can proceed with its deportation case against Columbia University graduate...
Apr 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Muslim protestors pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, U.S., March 14, 2025. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
Juvenile in custody after alleged Peoria business burglary
PEORIA, Ill. - A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an alleged business burglary in Peoria. Peoria police say officers responded to a business alarm in the 3300 block of N. Sterling ...
Apr 12, 2025 Midwest Communications
White House proposes to eliminate NOAA climate research in budget proposal
(Reuters) -The administration of President Donald Trump aims to eliminate the arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that oversees research on climate change, and refocus the U.S. ...
Apr 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The logo of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seen behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as he talks to the media during a news conference as Hurricane Dorian approaches the state, at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, U.S. August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Pekin man convicted of attempting to entice a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal court jury in Peoria has found a Pekin man guilty of attempting to entice a minor. Sentencing for Joseph Perkins, 32, is scheduled for August 13. Government prosecutors testif...
Apr 09, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Wall Street rebounds sharply after Trump announces 90-day tariff pause
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 soared 9.5% on Wednesday for its biggest daily gain since 2008 after U.S. President Donald Trump declared an immediate 90-day tariff pause for many countries, bringing some rel...
Apr 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Raoul says "I do not want to go to Washington," rules out bid for U.S. Senate
CHICAGO, Ill - (Capitol News Illinois) - While many Illinois Democrats wait anxiously to hear whether U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will run for reelection in 2026 or step down after five terms in the Senate,...
Apr 01, 2025 Attorney General Kwame Raoul, left, answers questions from City Club of Chicago CEO Dan Gibbon during a luncheon appearance Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
White House mistakenly shares Yemen war plans with a journalist at The Atlantic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the U.S. attacked Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, t...
Mar 24, 2025 U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz react as, U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured), in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 13, 2025.U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz react as, U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured), in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 13, 2025.
U.S. Postal Service chief DeJoy steps down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who led efforts to restructure the money-losing U.S. Postal Service for nearly five years, has resigned effective immediately, the agency said on ...
Mar 24, 2025
