Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Dow hits record high at open on rate-cut optimism, UnitedHealth boost
(Reuters) - The blue-chip Dow opened at a record high on Friday, as UnitedHealth's shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in the health insurer, while expectations of an interest rate...
Aug 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Washington D.C. attorney general sues to stop federal takeover of police department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to take control of the district's police department, i...
Aug 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Police detain a person in the Brightwood neighborhood after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department under the Home Rule Act and the deployment of the National Guard to assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
California Democrats launch redistricting campaign to counter Texas 'power grab'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom led a campaign-style rally on Thursday for a redistricting plan to foil what he called President Donald Trump's bid to rig the next congressiona...
Aug 15, 2025 California Governor Gavin Newsom, along with local congressional representatives, state officials and supporters, speaks as he announces the redrawing of California's congressional maps, calling on voters to approve a ballot measure, in response to a similar move in Texas being supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Tee It Up for the Troops returns to Mt. Hawley course Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Tee It Up for the Troops is all about giving back to veterans and active duty military. The annual event returns to Peoria's Mt. Hawley Country Club on Monday. Volunteer Jeff Kohlbus sa...
Aug 14, 2025 (Tee It Up for the Troops Central Illinois--Facebook)
Brimfield area home a total loss after fire Wednesday evening
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - Peoria County fire departments responded to a large fire near Brimfield Wednesday evening. Fire trucks arrived just before 5 p.m. to the home off of N. Brimfield Road, near W. Shissl...
Aug 14, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
State bill could break at least one barrier to homelessness in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Outreach advocates say that barriers with homeless shelters are a big reason people on the street have not gotten into stable housing. A bill in Illinois' General Assembly aim...
Aug 14, 2025 Dream Center Peoria via Facebook
Trump wants to extend federal control over Washington police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask the Republican-controlled Congress to extend federal control of Washington's city police force beyond 30 days, escalati...
Aug 14, 2025 Federal agents, including U.S. Marshals and the FBI, along with Metropolitan Police, patrol on Kennedy Street NW, after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to deploy the National Guard and federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak
Russia tries to make sudden advance in Ukraine before Trump-Putin summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces have made a sudden thrust into eastern Ukraine near the coal mining town of Dobropillia, a move that may be an attempt to increase the pressure on Kyiv to give up land...
Aug 12, 2025 A still image, taken from footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be a Russian soldier raising a flag following the capture of Ukraine's Yablunivka (Yablonovka) settlement in the Donetsk region in the course of Russia-Ukraine military conflict, in this image from video released August 12, 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Disc golfers from around the world are in Central IL this week for the Ledgestone Open
PEORIA, Ill. - The largest disc golf tournament in the world officially gets underway on Thursday, but events surrounding the Ledgestone Open have already begun. Ledgestone CEO Nate Heinold says playe...
Aug 12, 2025 Professional disc golfer James Conrad lines up a putt at Northwood Park during the 2021 Ledgestone Open. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US consumer prices increase moderately in July; data quality concerns rising
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in July, though rising costs for goods because of import tariffs led to a measure of underlying inflation posting its largest gain in si...
Aug 12, 2025 Shoppers try on shoes at a Footlocker store in New York City, U.S., May 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
