Author Archives: Julia Bradley
UPDATE: Texas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map to protect party's majority
UPDATED 5:33 P.M. (Reuters) -Texas legislators on Wednesday passed a new state congressional map drawn at the behest of President Donald Trump to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats in next yea...
Aug 20, 2025 Lawmakers speak during a legislative session as Democratic lawmakers, who left the state to deny Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, begin returning to the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 20, 2025. REUTERS/Sergio Flores
Peoria man to be resentenced for 2022 DUI crash that killed a Bartonville teen
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria man will be resentenced after an appeal court overturned the maximum sentence he was given for a deadly high-speed crash over three years ago that killed a Bar...
Aug 20, 2025 Clayton Bell (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Pritzker and higher education leaders launch 'One Click College Admit' program
CHICAGO, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker and leaders of Illinois' higher education system have launched One Click College Admit - a statewide direct admissions program for Illinois public universities and...
Aug 19, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US housing starts tick higher in July, led by apartment construction
(Reuters) -Groundbreaking for new U.S. single-family homes and permits for future construction ticked higher in July even as high mortgage rates and economic uncertainty continued to hamper home purch...
Aug 19, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Workers construct a single family home at a Lennar housing development in San Diego, California, U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Trump says Putin 'tired' of war, but possible he doesn't want to make a deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Vladimir Putin was going to "be good" and move forward toward ending the war in Ukraine, but conceded it was possible the Rus...
Aug 19, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin look at each other during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Second Republican candidate announces her candidacy for Illinois' 17th District
CARROLL COUNTY, Ill. - The chair of the Carroll County Board, Julie Bickelhaupt of rural Mount Carroll, has announced her candidacy for Illinois' 17th Congressional District. Bickelhaupt joins fellow ...
Aug 19, 2025 The chair of the Carroll County Board, Julie Bickelhaupt of rural Mt. Carroll has announced her candidacy for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District.
Israel studying Hamas reply to Gaza ceasefire proposal
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel is studying Hamas' response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal, two officials said on Tuesday of a potential deal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the Israeli hos...
Aug 19, 2025 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view from a Jordanian military aircraft shows the Gaza Strip, before humanitarian aid is airdropped over it, in Gaza, August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni/File Photo
Focus turns to security guarantees after Ukraine summit leaves path to peace unclear
LONDON/KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine and its European allies have been buoyed by Donald Trump's promise of security guarantees for Kyiv to help end the Ukraine war but face many unanswered questions, includ...
Aug 19, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte walk during a meeting, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Powerball jackpot grows with no big winner Monday night
CHICAGO, Ill. - No one won the Powerball jackpot Monday night, but two people matched five numbers, winning $1 million in Arizona and Texas. The winning numbers for Monday were: 15, 46, 61, 63, 64, an...
Aug 19, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Texas Democrats end walkout as Republicans try to pass redrawn map
(Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers in Texas returned to the state on Monday, ending a walkout that broke quorum and blocked Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps at the behest of U.S. President...
Aug 18, 2025 U.S. and Texas state flags fly at the Texas Capitol building, amid a redistricting battle between Republicans and Democratic state lawmakers in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 18 2025. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
