Author Archives: Julia Bradley
White House video embraces Trump as 'daddy' after NATO chief's remark
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The White House embraced the moniker of "daddy" for Donald Trump in a video that it released after NATO chief Mark Rutte used the term in a conversation with the U.S. president. "D...
Jun 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File photo
Pritzker set to kick off re-election campaign Thursday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor J-B Pritzker will kick off his re-election campaign for a third term on Thursday with a statewide tour. Over the next two days, the governor will be talking about his comm...
Jun 26, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference in Chicago prior to signing a bill aimed at giving more Illinoisans who leave a correctional facility access to a free state ID. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
Heat Advisory remains in effect until 7PM Thursday (6/26)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 249 AM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025 ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-262100- /O.CON.KILX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250...
Jun 26, 2025
Peoria Zoo celebrating new zebra's arrival with a naming contest
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Zoo has a new resident in its "Africa!" exhibit...a Grevy's zebra. The zebra came to the Peoria Zoo in March from a Conservation Center in Florida. He's described as striking...
Jun 25, 2025 The Peoria Zoo has a new Grevy's Zebra. They're asking the public to help give him a name.
US new home sales fall more than expected in May; inventory rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell more than expected in May as high mortgage rates sapped demand, boosting the supply of unsold houses on the market. New home sales unit...
Jun 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/ File Photo
Arson to blame for fire early Wednesday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were sent to a fire in the area of S. Stanley Street and W. Krause early Wednesday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says when crews arrived just after 2 a....
Jun 25, 2025 Midwest Communications
Trump says damage from Iran strikes severe despite "inconclusive" intelligence
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the damage to Iranian nuclear sites from American missile strikes over the weekend was severe, even as he acknowledged that the ...
Jun 25, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured), at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
PPD: Two teens shot while playing with a gun in the East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say two teenagers, a boy and a girl, were shot Tuesday night while playing with a gun in the East Bluff. At approximately 9:08 p.m., officers were called to the 1200 block...
Jun 25, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US health secretary Kennedy says he brought back 722 CDC employees, 220 at NIH
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Wednesday that he has rehired 942 employees who were laid off from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Nati...
Jun 24, 2025 U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Dream Center Peoria asking for help in replacing its AC/HVAC systems
PEORIA, Ill. - The Dream Center Peoria is dealing with air conditioning problems at two of its locations, including the shelter in downtown Peoria and the new Zoe House, a shelter for moms and new bab...
Jun 24, 2025 Dream Center Peoria via Facebook
