Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Jury in Sen. Emil Jones III bribery trial indicates possible deadlock
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - The jury considering state Sen. Emil Jones III's federal corruption trial indicated late Wednesday that it may be deadlocked on two of the three counts Jones is charg...
Apr 24, 2025 The jury considering state Sen. Emil Jones III’s federal corruption trial may be deadlocked on two of the three counts against the senator, according to a note jurors sent the judge late Wednesday, April 23, after 18 hours of deliberations. The judge indicated she will instruct the jury on Thursday to keep trying. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Judges extend Venezuela deportation blocks, question Trump's use of wartime law
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Two U.S. judges on Tuesday extended temporary blocks on some deportations of Venezuelan migrants and signaled that President Donald Trump's invocation of a 1798 law historically us...
Apr 23, 2025 A drone view of detainees at the the Bluebonnet Detention Facility, the facility where Venezuelans at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling are held, in Anson, Texas, U.S., April 22, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
US business activity moderates in April; firms demand higher prices for their products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. business activity slowed to a 16-month low in April and prices charged for goods and services soared amid uncertainty caused by tariffs, reinforcing financial market fears o...
Apr 23, 2025 Workers assemble a Ford truck at the new Louisville Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Trump policies dominate discussion at Peoria town hall with Sorensen
PEORIA, Ill. - Constituents of Illinois' 17th Congressional district met at Peoria's Woodruff Career and Technical Center Tuesday night for a town hall almost entirely focused on Trump Administration ...
Apr 23, 2025 U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, of Illinois' 17th Congressional District, met with constituents Tuesday night in Peoria. (25 News)
As Pope Francis lies in state, Catholics gather in Rome to say goodbye
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Maria Pia Caruso travelled to Rome from her hometown in northern Italy after she learned Pope Francis had died at age 88, to say a final goodbye to a pontiff she believes brou...
Apr 23, 2025 Pope Francis' body is carried in a coffin into Saint Peter's Basilica, on the day of its translation, at the Vatican, April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Prosecutors say Sen. Emil Jones III's alleged bribery was 'crystal clear' as the case goes to jury
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois)- As prosecutors gave their closing arguments Monday in the trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III, they cast doubt on Jones' testimony last week that red-light camera entre...
Apr 22, 2025 State Sen. Emil Jones III’s federal corruption trial is nearing its end as the jury deliberated for two hours Monday after hearing closing arguments. Jones is accused of agreeing to accept bribes from red-light camera entrepreneur-turned-FBI cooperator Omar Maani in exchange for limiting legislation he’d proposed to study red-light camera systems in Illinois to spare Maani’s company, SafeSpeed, from potential fallout. SafeSpeed, which changed its name to AllTechTracking in 2023, operates red-light cameras in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, including at the intersection of Archer and Harlem avenues in Summit. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Hannah Meisel and Andrew Adams)
Harvard University sues to block Trump from slashing billions in research funding
(Reuters) -Harvard University sued on Monday to block U.S. President Donald Trump from freezing billions of dollars in federal funding after the elite research institution rejected a list of White Hou...
Apr 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo
Pope Francis' funeral to be held on Saturday, many world leaders expected
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw leader...
Apr 22, 2025 Workers hold up a picture of Pope Francis before a Mass, after his death was announced by the Vatican, at Saint Louis Catholic Church in Bangkok, Thailand, April 21, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Woodford County approves new Animal Control facility
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - Some lost or adoptable animals may soon have a new home after the Woodford County board approved a new animal control facility. Board members plan to remodel the former Church ...
Apr 22, 2025 The site of a planned Woodford County Animal Control facility on Douglas Road.
(25 News)
Washington council approves 1-percent grocery sales tax
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington has become the latest Central Illinois community to approve a 1-percent local sales tax on groceries to replace the state tax that will expire next January. The 6-2 vote ...
Apr 22, 2025 (City of Washington--Facebook page)
