Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Residents escape Peoria fire Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a residence on N. Nottingham Place Friday morning on reports of a fire outside the home. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron says crews arrived j...
Dec 20, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Dulin: Peoria's camping ban won't be enforced until early 2025
PEORIA, Ill. - A new city ordinance approved by Peoria City Council members back in November will not be enforced until after the holidays. City Director of Community Development Joe Dulin says an out...
Dec 20, 2024 MSPhotographic / Depositphotos.com
State lawmakers consider Tier 2 pension changes as new session approaches
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government employees hired since 2011 could be on the ta...
Dec 20, 2024 Union members rally at the Illinois Capitol in November to call for pension reform. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
US House Speaker Mike Johnson's future hangs in balance as he scrambles for funding deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mike Johnson's hold on the speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives has been tenuous almost since the day he was elected. The Louisiana Republican only ended up with the...
Dec 20, 2024 Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters ahead of a vote to pass the American Relief Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2024. The legislation failed to pass the House in a 174-235 vote. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden
Biden cancels another $4.28 billion in U.S. student loans
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday canceled another $4.28 billion in student debt for nearly 55,000 public service workers, the U.S. Department of Education said in a statement. Friday's a...
Dec 20, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden looks on before delivering remarks at the Democratic National Committee's Holiday Reception at the Willard Hotel in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2024. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
Ahead of Friday's drawing, Mega Millions jackpot grows to $825 million
CHICAGO, Ill. - With no one matching all the numbers Tuesday night, the Mega Millions jackpot is now a staggering $825 million ahead of Friday night's drawing. A winning ticket Friday night would brin...
Dec 20, 2024 (Mega Millions Consortium)
PPS Superintendent nominated for national honor
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat has been named a finalist for the 2025 National Superintendent of the Year Award by the American Association of School A...
Dec 19, 2024
United adding non-stop service between Peoria and Denver
PEORIA, Ill. - United Airlines and Peoria's Wayne A. Downing International Airport are announcing daily, non-stop service between Denver and Peoria. Airport Director Gene Olson says the new flights wi...
Dec 19, 2024 neymanjr / Depositphotos.com
Prosecution rests in Madigan trial as defense calls witness dropped from feds' list
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - After calling 50 witnesses over the last two months, prosecutors in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial rested their case Wednesd...
Dec 19, 2024 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain (left), longtime confidant to former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right), are pictured in previous appearances at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in relation to their public corruption trials. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Georgia appeals court disqualifies prosecutor Fani Willis in Trump 2020 election case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Georgia appeals court ruled on Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from prosecuting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and several o...
Dec 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis attends a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Alex Slitz/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
