Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Iran's supreme leader, in first remarks, vows to avenge martyrs, keep strait closed
By Parisa Hafezi and Bo Erickson DUBAI/HEBRON, Kentucky, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack U.S. bases, new Supreme Leader Mojt...
Mar 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2016. Amir Kholousi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims edge down
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, which could help to assuage fears of a labor market deterioration after an unexpec...
Mar 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Illinois officials say the state is mostly insulated from Trump's election threats
by Reece Dower and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois March 12, 2026 Article Summary Illinois' paper ballots system protects vote tabulation from hacking, but the rollback of cybersecu...
Mar 12, 2026 The Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield in February 2026. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
One-third of Americans cut back on other expenses to cover healthcare in 2025, survey shows
March 12 (Reuters) - Roughly one-third of Americans cut back on food, utilities or other daily expenses to pay for healthcare last year, research from the West Health-Gallup Center showed on Thursday,...
Mar 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknotes and medicines are seen in this illustration taken, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Trump tries to ease cost of living worries from Iran war on Kentucky trip
By Bo Erickson HEBRON, Kentucky, March 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump sought to reassure Americans during a trip to Kentucky and Ohio on Wednesday that rising gasoline prices linked to the Iran...
Mar 12, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump walks as he heads to Marine One to travel to Ohio and Kentucky, from the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
NWS confirms four tornadoes in Tuesday night storms
CENTRAL ILLINOIS - The National Weather Service in Lincoln has confirmed four Central Illinois tornadoes occurred Tuesday night. A tornado touched down briefly Tuesday afternoon just north of Pontiac,...
Mar 12, 2026 Midwest Communications
Wind Advisory in effect from 10 PM Thursday--1 PM Friday (3/12-13)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 222 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-122330- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0004.260313T0300Z-260313T1800Z/ Knox-Sta...
Mar 12, 2026
Fire destroys home on Peoria's southside
PEORIA, Ill. - A home on Peoria's southside was a total loss after a fire early Wednesday morning. Battalion Chief Steve Rada said crews arrived just before 5 a.m., finding the home on W. Humboldt Ave...
Mar 11, 2026 A fire early Wednesday morning on W. Humboldt left a home on Peoria's southside a total loss. (Peoria Firefighters Local 50)
Trump tells Axios war in Iran will end soon, 'practically nothing left' to target
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Wednesday that there's "practically nothing left" to target in Iran and that the war there will end "soon." "Little this and ...
Mar 11, 2026 People attend a funeral ceremony for the Iranian military commanders who were killed in strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Illinois launches new program to help first-time homebuyers
CHICAGO - Governor J-B Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority have launched a new program called IHDAccess Home to make homeownership more accessible for first-time buyers across the ...
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