Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Republicans hope to nudge Trump agenda toward passage despite divisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives will try to nudge President Donald Trump's sweeping tax bill toward passage this week, despite a running battle over spe...
May 19, 2025 Chairman U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) attends a House Budget Committee meeting as the committee votes to advance U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill in a rare Sunday night session, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 18, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
Firefighters respond to Peoria nursing facility overnight
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Sharon Wood HealthCare on W. Richwoods Boulevard early Monday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says when they arrived around 3:45 ...
May 19, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices down a few cents ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have fallen nearly two cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.29 on Monday. GasBuddy says Peoria prices are four cents lower than a month ago, and nearly 39 ...
May 19, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Peoria Civic Center hosts all three PPS high schools' graduations Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools' three high schools are holding graduation ceremonies at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday. PPS Superintendent Dr. Sharon Demoulin Kherat says there are several ...
May 16, 2025 Rawpixel / Depositphotos.com
Trump rejects ex-FBI director Comey's explanation of "8647" post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump accused former FBI Director James Comey on Friday of calling for his assassination in a coded social media post. U.S. law enforcement officials are in...
May 16, 2025 James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), testifies via videoconference during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2020. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Pekin business defaced by man walking naked downtown
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin man is facing several charges, including disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property, after he allegedly was walking through the downtown area naked. True Barbershop has b...
May 16, 2025 True Barber Shop in downtown Pekin was defaced in an unusual incident Wednesday night. (25 News)
Russians and Ukrainians meet in Turkey for first talks in 3 years
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Friday at their first direct peace talks in more than three years, under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end Europ...
May 16, 2025 Vehicles arrive at the Turkish Presidency's Dolmabahce working office, where Russia and Ukraine direct talks might happen, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 16, 2025. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Plan to limit scope of 'crime-free housing' ordinances clears Illinois Senate committee
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a measure aiming to limit the circumstances under which tenants can be evicted due to local "crime-free housing" ordinanc...
May 16, 2025 Emily Coffey, senior counsel of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, speaks beside Sen. Karina Villa, D-Chicago, during a Senate Executive Committee in the Statehouse on Wednesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Trump announces $200 billion in deals during UAE visit, AI agreement signed
ABU DHABI (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to strengthen U.S. ties to the United Arab Emirates and announced deals with the Gulf state totaling over $200 billion and the two count...
May 16, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Yousif Al Obaidli, director of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, as he tours the mosque grounds in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
NWS: Enhanced fire danger Friday afternoon
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler- Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott- Morgan-Sangamon-Macon- Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, ...
May 16, 2025
