Author Archives: Julia Bradley
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still down, despite higher oil prices
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped a little over two cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31 on Monday. GasBuddy price reports show the cheapest gas in Peoria on Sunday was $3.0...
May 12, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
PAAR: Realtors looking forward to a more active market this spring and summer
PEORIA, Ill. - Home sales in the Peoria area were down six percent in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same time in 2024. Peoria Area Association of Realtors President Chris Hilton tells...
May 09, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Former US Supreme Court Justice Souter dies, court says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died on Thursday at his New Hampshire home, the court said in a statement on Friday. He was 85. Justice Souter was appointed to th...
May 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Illinois state parks draw highest number of visitors in more than a decade
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois state parks saw more visitors in 2024 than any point in the past 15 years, according to new data from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Illin...
May 09, 2025 The state spent more than $70 million installing breakwaters at
the Illinois State Beach Park near Zion to protect the park’s beaches. (Capitol News
Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
New Pope Leo XIV vows to bring light to world's "dark nights"
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Leo XIV on Friday celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier and prayed that his historic papacy can help the Catholi...
May 09, 2025 Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, May 9, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti Handout via REUTERS
Immigrant health care programs boosted hospital bottom lines, study suggests
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Two state-run health care programs that extend Medicaid-like coverage to noncitizens may have provided significant financial benefits for Illinois hospitals. That...
May 09, 2025 Demonstrators outside the Illinois Statehouse rally for immigrant rights during the 15th annual Latino Unity Day on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Trump heralds 'breakthrough' deal with UK
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced a "breakthrough deal" on trade that leaves in place a 10% tariff on goods import...
May 08, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Warren Stephens after announcing a trade deal with the U.K., in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Peoria's "More Than Pink" Walk celebrates 40 years of awareness this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria tradition celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend. The Susan G. Komen Memorial Affiliate is hosting the "More Than Pink" Walk Saturday morning, starting bright and early a...
May 08, 2025 (File-Susan G. Komen)
US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting the labor market continued to chug along, though risks are...
May 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File photo
Pekin man indicted for attempted enticement of a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly trying to entice a minor for sex. 41-year-old Mark Peterson is named in a 22-page criminal complaint filed in federal court on April 25...
May 08, 2025 (United States Dept. of Justice)
