Author Archives: Julia Bradley
UPDATE: PPD investigating homicide Monday night near Manual High School
UPDATED 10 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A man is dead after multiple shots were fired Monday night in South Peoria, near Manual High School. Peoria Police were called to the scene just after 8:50 p.m., after a...
Mar 04, 2025 (25 News)
Wind Advisory issued for 12 PM Wednesday-Midnight Wednesday (3/5)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 155 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-042100- /O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0003.250305T1800Z-2...
Mar 04, 2025
Israeli fire kills two Palestinians in Gaza amid impasse over ceasefire
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli fire killed at least two people in Rafah and injured three others in Khan Younis in the south of Gaza, raising fears among Palestinians that the ceasefire could collapse alto...
Mar 03, 2025 Mourners react during the funeral of two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Rafah, amid impasse over ceasefire deal, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Illinois bill aims to add more oversight of homeschooling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- (Capitol News Illinois) -- A new Illinois bill aims to add some oversight of families who homeschool their children, a response to concerns that the state does little to ensure th...
Mar 03, 2025 (Photo illustration: ProPublica. Source images: Susie Ang for ProPublica, Illinois General Assembly)
US Congress nowhere close to deal to avert shutdown ahead of March 14 deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With less than two weeks to go before a March 14 deadline, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress appear to be nowhere close to a deal to avert a government shutdown that...
Mar 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a House Republican members conference meeting in Trump National Doral resort, in Miami, Florida, U.S. January 27, 2025.
Peoria fire displaces family of five Sunday evening
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a residential fire Sunday evening on N. Sheridan Road. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says crews arrived on-scene just after 6 p.m., finding smoke ...
Mar 03, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Sex worker drama 'Anora' sweeps Oscars with five awards including best picture
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Anora," the story of a New York sex worker who gets a chance at a new life when she marries a wealthy Russian client on a whim, won five Academy Awards on Sunday, including the...
Mar 03, 2025 Director Sean Baker, producers Alex Coco and Samantha Quan and cast and crew members win the Oscar for Best Picture for "Anora" during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
US judge declares Trump's firing of watchdog agency head illegal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Saturday declared President Donald Trump's firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency illegal in an early test of the scope of presidential power likely to b...
Mar 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices drop slightly as tariffs loom
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped just over two cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.26 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's pr...
Mar 03, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
New elementary school on Washington's ballot
WASHINGTON, Ill. - In the upcoming election, some Washington residents will be asked to make a choice between keeping the current Lincoln Grade School building, or building a new school. The grade sch...
Mar 01, 2025 (Rendering courtesy of District 52)
