Author Archives: Ed Hammond
ISBE report card reflects pandemic's impact on Illinois schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois State Board of Education has released its latest school report card. The data has shown how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Illinois schools. ISBE Research Officer ...
Oct 31, 2021 Midwest Communications
Taylor Swift, Obama lead tributes in star-studded Rock Hall of Fame ceremony
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - Taylor Swift serenaded Carole King, former U.S. President Barack Obama praised rapper JAY-Z, and Paul McCartney paid tribute to the Foo Fighters on Saturday at a Rock &...
Oct 31, 2021 REUTERS/Gaelen Morse
CDC says unvaccinated young foreign travelers do not need to quarantine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday that unvaccinated foreign nationals under the age of 18 traveling to the United States by air do not have to...
Oct 31, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
American Airlines cancels flights due to staff shortages, bad weather
(Reuters) - American Airlines Group Inc said on Saturday it has canceled hundreds of scheduled flights over the weekend due to staff shortages and unfavorable weather conditions. The airline said it h...
Oct 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
Deere, UAW agree on new 6-year contract subject to union vote
(Reuters) - U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co agreed on a new six-year contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union that would be subject to a vote by the company's striking workers, the company ...
Oct 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Scott Morgan
Alec Baldwin calls movie shooting death 'one in a trillion episode'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin on Saturday described the fatal shooting on the set of his movie as a "one in a trillion episode" and said he support limits on the use of real guns in films and t...
Oct 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Influential U.S. comedian Mort Sahl dies at age 94
(Reuters) -Mort Sahl, who strolled onstage with a newspaper and shook up the comedy world in the 1950s and '60s with a groundbreaking critical look at American life and politics, died on Tuesday at th...
Oct 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Josh Edelson
White House: Schumer, Manchin in talks at Biden's Delaware home on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin were in talks with President Joe Biden at his home in Delaware on Sunday as Democrats scrambled to reach agreement on social sp...
Oct 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
"Roboteers Rumble" takes place in Tremont
TREMONT, Ill. - (25 News) - Tremont High School hosted a robotics competition Saturday where some massive machines entered the arena to battle it out. It was the "Roboteers Rumble" - named after a loc...
Oct 24, 2021 25 News
UPDATE: Four people injured in Murray Baker Bridge pile-up Friday
Peoria, Ill - Four people are recovering from injuries related to Friday night's multi-vehicle pile-up on the Murray Baker Bridge in Peoria. Illinois State Police describe it as a chain reaction crash...
Oct 24, 2021 Courtesy of news partner 25 News WEEK
