Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria gas prices almost unchanged in past week
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria were almost unchanged in the last week, up 0.4 cents, averaging $3.33 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 gas stations in Peoria. Peoria price...
May 05, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Tazewell County Board approves building a new Animal Control facility
TREMONT, Ill. - The Tazewell County Board on Wednesday approved a new Animal Control Building, with only one "no" vote. The winning bid, for P.J. Hoerr proposed new metal construction, while three oth...
May 02, 2025 Animals at the current Tazewell County Animal Control facility. The County Board approved a new facility Wednesday night. (25 News)
US job growth slows marginally in April; unemployment rate steady at 4.2%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job growth slowed marginally in April, but the outlook for the labor market is increasingly darkening as President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policy heightens economic...
May 02, 2025 An employment sign is shown on a retail store in Carlsbad, California, U.S., May 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Update: Trump proposes $163 billion cut to federal budget
Updated 9:31 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration proposed a $163 billion cut to federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of the non-milit...
May 02, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after disembarking from Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. May 1, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Plan to overhaul higher education funding meets U of I opposition
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A plan to overhaul the way Illinois funds public universities is running into stiff opposition from the state's largest higher education institution, the Un...
May 02, 2025 Nick Jones, left, executive vice president and vice president of academic affairs of the University of Illinois System, testifies before a Senate committee in opposition to a bill that would overhaul state funding of public universities. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Dunlap robotics team returns from world championship as finalists
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Two Peoria-area robotics teams are back from the world championships in Houston, Texas, with one team bringing home some hardware. After a successful season, the Energy Wizards a...
May 01, 2025 The Energy Wizards gather for a picture after receiving finalist award at FIRST Lego League Challenge world championship in Houston, Texas.(Nilesh Pande)
US weekly jobless claims increase more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, potentially hinting at a pick-up in layoffs from tariffs, which ...
May 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File photo
Harris returns to national stage praising Trump opponents' courage
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called on Wednesday for Americans to stand up together against U.S. President Donald Trump and what she called "the greatest man-made ...
May 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a gala in San Francisco, California, U.S., April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Jungho Kim/File Photo
US Senate rejects bill to rein in Trump tariffs as economy contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A narrowly divided U.S. Senate rejected the latest bipartisan bid to block President Donald Trump's tariffs on Wednesday, just hours after the federal government reported that th...
May 01, 2025 A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs, in Oakland, California, U.S., February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Four children still hospitalized while Chatham mourns four who died in crash
CHATHAM (Capitol News Illinois) - As a central Illinois community mourns the deaths of three children and a teen counselor killed Monday when a vehicle crashed into the building that housed their afte...
May 01, 2025 Red ribbon signifying village slogan “Chatham Strong” tops fallen crime scene tape on a single tree in front of the field that a Jeep crossed before striking the building where YNOT Outdoors after-school program, killing four children. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
