Author Archives: Julia Bradley
IDPH expands areas requiring lead exposure testing, including parts of Central IL
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced an expansion of its list of ZIP codes where lead exposure testing is required for children living in those areas. 180 new ZIP...
Jul 01, 2025 (Illinois Department of Public Health)
Gov. Pritzker announces Christian Mitchell as new running mate
CHICAGO, Ill. - On Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Christian Mitchell will join the Democratic ticket as a candidate for Lt. Governor of Illinois. Mitchell, a former three-term state representativ...
Jul 01, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Tuesday Christian Mitchell as his pick for Lt. Governor. (Pritzker campaign Facebook)
Israel's Netanyahu expects to meet Trump next week in the US
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he expects to travel to the United States next week for meetings with President Donald Trump, after a "great victory" in...
Jul 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
35th Greater Peoria Honor Flight headed for D.C. Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - 72 Central Illinois veterans and their guardians are headed for Washington, D.C. Tuesday morning. The 35th Greater Peoria Honor Flight is scheduled to take off from the Wayne A. Downing...
Jul 01, 2025 (Greater Peoria Honor Flight)
UPDATE: Detention hearing scheduled for teenager accused in death of Peoria toddler
UPDATE 4:24 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A detention hearing will take place Wednesday for a teenager accused in the death of an 18-month-old child in South Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office ...
Jul 01, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Senate Republicans try to get Trump's tax cuts over the line, setting aside cost concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday will try to pass President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, despite divisions within the party about its expected $3.3 trillio...
Jun 30, 2025 U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks in Capitol Hill, as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 30, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Peoria home heavily damaged by fire started by outdoor cooking
PEORIA, Ill. - Fire caused extensive damage to a Peoria home Sunday night, displacing two residents. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says damages are estimated at $250,000. Crews were called to the ho...
Jun 30, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices rise ahead of the Fourth of July holiday
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have gone up 9.1 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.36 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria are 12.2 cents h...
Jun 30, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Several vehicles stolen in N. Peoria County, with a suspect in custody
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Several vehicles have been reportedly stolen in North Peoria County this week. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says two trucks were stolen in the Princeville area. A suspect ...
Jun 27, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Peoria Riverfront Museum touts record-setting year at "State of the Museum" event
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Riverfront Museum is celebrating a record-setting fiscal year, with its most successful exhibition in the museum's history, its highest museum membership, a record three million ...
Jun 27, 2025 The Peoria Riverfront Museum this week celebrated a record-setting fiscal year.
