Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Prosecutor says Madigan should've heeded 'wrong way' signs but instead pursued profit
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Federal prosecutors continued their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, accusing the longtime Democratic powerb...
Jan 24, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks toward the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Closing arguments are underway in Madigan’s corruption trial, which this week passed the three-month mark. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crash on Murray Baker Bridge halts traffic for nearly an hour
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- An early morning crash on the East Peoria side of the Murray Baker Bridge shut down traffic on eastbound I-74 for nearly an hour Friday. The multi-vehicle crash happened around 6:...
Jan 24, 2025 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Opponents of Kennedy's bid for top health post urge senators to reject him
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 80 organizations planned to voice opposition on Friday to Robert F. Kennedy Jr's nomination to lead the top U.S. health agency before his Senate confirmation hearing nex...
Jan 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Robert Kennedy Jr., U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, walks through the Russell Senate Office Building between meetings with senators on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Firefighters halt advance of latest Los Angeles wildfire
(Reuters) -Firefighters stopped the expansion of a new wildfire north of Los Angeles on Thursday after it spread rapidly, as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $2.5 billion relief package for t...
Jan 24, 2025 Firefighters battle the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita, California, U.S. January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu
Trump's rapid changes in U.S. government stuns, stirs anxiety among federal workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have acted with stunning speed to begin removing or sidelining hundreds of government workers, while he has also sought to give himself ...
Jan 24, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House, as he signs executive orders, in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Rubio to visit Panama, source says, amid Trump push to take back canal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama during his first overseas trip in the post, a source told Reuters on Thursday, as President Donald Trump makes a push for t...
Jan 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at the State Department in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims increase marginally
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting that solid job growth likely continued in January. Initial claims...
Jan 23, 2025 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
Putin growing concerned by Russia's economy, as Trump mulls more sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin has grown increasingly concerned about distortions in Russia's wartime economy, just as Donald Trump pushes for an end to the Ukraine conflict, five sources ...
Jan 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin gestures during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations
CASTAIC, California (Reuters) -A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fueled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing man...
Jan 23, 2025 Flames rise behind vehicles as the Hughes Fire burns in Castaic Lake, California, U.S. January 22, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson
Attorney groups push back against Trump DEI order
(Reuters) - Two major U.S. state bar associations have pushed back after President Donald Trump took aim at efforts to promote more diversity in the legal profession. Trump in an executive order on Tu...
Jan 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
