Author Archives: Julia Bradley
UPDATE: Hengst Foundation turns its attention to an amphitheater on the Peoria Riverfront
UPDATED 3:29 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - After getting the cold shoulder from city leaders in Washington, the Hengst Foundation is seeking to take a major project across the river. The Hengst Foundation and P...
Jul 25, 2025 Peoria Riverfront (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Whitney's Walk promotes suicide prevention and raises funds for initiatives
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - Whitney's Walk, a 5K event that's held the last Saturday in July at Jubilee College State Park, is back this weekend. Carle Health's Nicole Hayse, from the Center for Philanthropy, s...
Jul 24, 2025 (Whitney's Walk For Life--Facebook)
Crash on westbound I-74 leaves one person injured
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A single-vehicle crash near Deer Creek sent one person to a hospital Thursday morning. Illinois State Police were called around 7:45 a.m. to the crash near mile marker 108 in t...
Jul 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to stable labor market conditions, though sluggish hiring is making it ...
Jul 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A “Help Wanted” sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
US appeals court blocks Trump's order curtailing birthright citizenship
(Reuters) -A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order curtailing automatic birthright citizenship is unconstitutional and blocked its enforcement nat...
Jul 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People protest on the day the Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict automatic birthright citizenship, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Four men indicted for allegedly dumping gas into the Pekin sewer system
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal grand jury indicted four men on July 15 for allegedly dumping gasoline into the Pekin sewer system in 2021. Court documents show the men, Matthew Mackey, Nicholas Johnson, Gar...
Jul 24, 2025 Four men have been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly dumping gas into the Pekin sewer system at All Around Auto and Tire. (25 News)
Trump was told he is in Epstein files, Wall Street Journal reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared in investigative files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Stree...
Jul 24, 2025 A screen about the Jeffrey Epstein files is displayed at Times Square in New York City, U.S., July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Washington council updates parking rules on the square
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Parking restrictions in Washington's square downtown are changing after nearly 25 years. The City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday night to amend the parking code in t...
Jul 24, 2025 Parking rules have been changed in Washington's downtown square. (25 News)
Heat Advisory in effect until 7PM Thursday (7/24)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 232 AM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-250000- /O.CON.KILX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-...
Jul 24, 2025
Feds weigh in on lawsuit challenging how Illinois maintains voter registration rolls
CHICAGO, Illinois (Capitol News Illinois) - Suit alleges Illinois fails to properly maintain registration lists Article summary: The Justice Department is supporting a lawsuit by private entities that...
Jul 23, 2025 Voters cast their ballots in Springfield during the 2024 general election in November. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
