Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peorians sentenced to years in prison for drug and firearms offenses
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria men have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, as well as firearm charges. 39-year-old Kelvin Patterson, Jr. was ...
Mar 11, 2025
Diocese of Peoria sued for alleged sexual abuse of a child by a priest
PEORIA, Ill - A lawsuit was filed Monday against the Catholic Diocese of Peoria on behalf of a man who alleges a priest sexually abused him many years ago. The suit, filed in Peoria County Court, alle...
Mar 11, 2025 (Catholic Diocese of Peoria via Facebook)
Republican bills aim to assist Illinois in its battle against fentanyl
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- Illinois Republican senators have filed bills that would combat the state's fentanyl crisis and further punish major possessors of the drug. One bill would...
Mar 10, 2025 Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, talks about her fentanyl-related legislation at a news
conference in the Capitol on Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Israel's halt to food and aid deliveries worsens Gaza conditions
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel's suspension of goods entering Gaza is taking a toll on the Palestinian enclave, with some bakeries closing and food prices rising, while a cut in the electricity supply could ...
Mar 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Congressional Republicans seek to unite around bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress looked set to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial shutdown beginning on Saturday, as Washington is rock...
Mar 10, 2025 A general view of the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices almost unchanged, as national prices reach low not seen since 2021
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have fallen less than a penny a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.25 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's price...
Mar 10, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Small plane crashes into Pennsylvania retirement community parking lot
(Reuters) -A small plane with five people aboard crashed on Sunday into the parking lot of a retirement community in southern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The five people aboard the plane survived ...
Mar 10, 2025 The site where a small plane crashed into the parking lot of a retirement community is cordoned off with police tape in Lititz, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 9, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Breann Rehm/via REUTERS
Canada's Carney faces Trump, tariffs and looming election
TORONTO (Reuters) - Former central banker Mark Carney claimed a landslide victory on Sunday to lead Canada's Liberal Party and to become the country's next prime minister. Now comes the hard part: tak...
Mar 10, 2025 Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney speaks after he won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Trump says government shutdown is possible, but expects to avert it
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a government shutdown "could happen" if the House of Representatives cannot muster enough votes to pass a temporary fund...
Mar 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about an investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Giannoulias: Illinois' state flag will stay the same
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Well, it looks like we're sticking with what we've got. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says the current Illinois state flag was the overwhelming winner in the state's Flag Re...
Mar 06, 2025 Matt Turner / CC
