Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Several families displaced by apartment fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Careless use of smoking materials is listed as the cause of a two-alarm fire at a Peoria apartment complex. Firefighters were called to the area of Gale and Institute around 5:15 p.m. S...
Jul 28, 2024 Midwest Communications
Biles makes long-awaited Olympic return in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) -A radiant Simone Biles made her long-awaited Olympic return at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, drawing boisterous cheering and clapping from an ecstatic, star-studded crowd in the Frenc...
Jul 28, 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Qualification - Subdivision 2 - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - July 28, 2024. Simone Biles of United States in action on the balance beam. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
PARIS OLYMPICS 2024: What you need to know right now
PARIS (Reuters) - Enfin! A yellow disc has appeared in the Paris sky. And with it the biggest star of the Games, gymnast Simone Biles, dazzled in her opening routine. The rain has moved on and the Oly...
Jul 28, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Overview of the Trocadero venue, with the Eiffel Tower looming in the background while the Olympic flag is being raised, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Whitney's Walk brings focus to suicide prevention and awareness
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - Help is available to people who have entered a dark moment in their lives is among the messages provided through Whitney's Walk. The 21st annual Whitney's Walk for Suicide Prevention...
Jul 27, 2024 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Video of Illinois deputy shooting Black woman sparks outrage
(Reuters) - The Illinois State Police released video on Monday of a sheriff's deputy killing a woman in her home this month, revealing details of a shooting that some likened to high-profile cases in ...
Jul 22, 2024 Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson points his weapon at Sonya Massey before shooting her, during a call for help at her home July 6 captured on a still photograph from body camera video released by the Illinois State Police July 22, 2024. Illinois State Police/Handout via REUTERS
Coroner says victim of West Peoria officer involved shooting died instantly
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner's Office says the victim of a weekend officer-involved shooting died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Coroner Jamie Harwood said Donald Wison, 46...
Jul 22, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Wrigley Field view set to undergo major change
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) - The view beyond the outfield at Wrigley Field is about to undergo a major change after the Chicago City Council approved a plan to replace three buildings just beyond right f...
Jul 22, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Jul 4, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; US flag is seen during pre-game Fourth of July ceremonies prior to a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Illinois faces backlash over bid to end oversight of disability services
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As Illinois seeks to end federal court oversight of its disability services, an independent court monitor says the state continues to fall short of promises...
Jul 22, 2024 The state-run Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center is seen in Anna, Ill., Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The 150-year-old facility serves about 330 people annually. (Photo © Whitney Curtis for ProPublica)
Biden drops reelection bid, backs Harris to top Democratic ticket
REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) - President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump while endorsing...
Jul 21, 2024 REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Trump says he received no warnings of 'a problem' before assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said on Saturday nobody forewarned him of a problem in the lead-up to the former president's rally in Pennsylvania last week, when a would-be assassin shot him in t...
Jul 21, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, as he holds a campaign rally for the first time with his running mate, Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
