Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Agreement would provide funds for repairs at Riverview Plaza
PEORIA, Ill. - Repairs could soon begin at the old Chase Bank building in downtown Peoria now that the city has reached an agreement with the building's owner. The parties signed an escrow agreement o...
Jul 23, 2025 Riverview Plaza at 411 Hamilton Blvd in downtown Peoria has been vacant for over a year and a half. (25 News)
Fire displaces family in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A family was displaced by a fire Tuesday night in Peoria's East Bluff. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Martin says an adult and three children got out safely before crews arrived around 8:20 ...
Jul 23, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Trump to outline AI priorities amid tech battle with China
(Reuters) -The Trump administration is set to release a new artificial intelligence blueprint on Wednesday that aims to relax American rules governing the industry at the center of a technological arm...
Jul 23, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump stands after delivering remarks on AI infrastructure at the Roosevelt room at White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Dream Center Peoria prepping for Backpack Peoria on Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Teenagers in town all this week for Mission Peoria are helping the Dream Center fill backpacks with everything students need to start the school year off right. The Dream Center's Andy ...
Jul 23, 2025 (Dream Center Peoria)
Pritzker appoints Peoria's Andre Allen to economic development panel
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's 4th District City Council member Andre Allen has been chosen by Gov. J-B Pritzker to serve on the Tri-County River Valley Development Authority, which issues tax-free bonds to ...
Jul 22, 2025 (City of Peoria)
US Justice Dept. asks Epstein associate Maxwell to speak to prosecutors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Justice Department has asked lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell if she would be willing to speak with U.S. prosecutors, and Deputy Attorney General Todd ...
Jul 22, 2025 Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell stands at the podium to address Judge Alison Nathan during her sentencing in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
Trump releases Martin Luther King assassination files
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including records from the FBI, which ...
Jul 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People walk by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, ahead of the presidential inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
Federal housing credit expansion could increase affordable rental units in Illinois: report
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- Advocates say additional state-level credit is necessary to make projects more affordable. Article Summary The latest federal domestic policy plan increase...
Jul 22, 2025 Houses are pictured in Springfield’s East Side neighborhood that are part of an affordable housing development for low-income residents. A development in the area was awarded a federal tax credit in 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
A portion of Peoria's Metro Centre is for sale again
PEORIA, Ill. - Less than a year after it was sold to a new owner, part of Peoria's Metro Centre is for sale again. The commercial real estate website loopnet.com says Building 8 on the Metro Centre pr...
Jul 22, 2025 Building 8 at Peoria's Metro Centre is for sale again. (Loopnet.com)
Mayor Ali says redevelopment of downtown Peoria is a top priority
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says that revitalizing Main Street is her top priority when it comes to revamping Downtown Peoria. Ali says she has many goals for the area, including more student...
Jul 22, 2025 Storefronts on Main in downtown Peoria are vacant. Mayor Ali wants to redevelop the area. (25 News)
