Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Red Flag Warning in effect from Noon-6PM Friday (2/27)
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Feb 27, 2026
'Peoria Plays America' series gets underway at Peoria Riverfront Museum
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Riverfront Museum is launching its inaugural Peoria Plays America series as part of its recognition of America 250. The series celebrates local figures from Peoria who have m...
Feb 26, 2026
Late Peoria-born, East Peoria-raised guitar icon Gary Dean Richrath (1949-2015), lead guitarist for REO Speedwagon, is featured in A Peoria Plays Exhibition at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. (Photo courtesy of Peoria Riverfront Museum)
Trump asks US Supreme Court to end protections for Syrian immigrants
By Andrew Chung Feb 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to intervene in its effort to strip deportation protections from about 6,000 Syrians...
Feb 26, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Illinois soybean farmers welcome federal aid, but fear long-term trade damage
Article Summary At the end of February, Illinois soybean farmers are set to receive special federal payments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A total of $12 billion nationwide, with $11 bil...
Feb 26, 2026 A view of Illinois soybeans being harvested from the cab of a combine. (Medill Illinois
News Bureau/ courtesy Albers Farms, Blue Mound, Illinois)
US weekly jobless claims increase marginally as labor market stabilizes
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased marginally last week and the unemployment rate appeared to hold steady in February amid a ...
Feb 26, 2026 A "Now Hiring" sign hangs in the window of a hair salon in the Greater Boston town of Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Chicago honors Rev. Jesse Jackson with lineup of memorial events
By Bianca Flowers CHICAGO, Feb 26 (Chicago) - Memorial events honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson begin this week in Chicago, likely drawing elected officials, advocates ...
Feb 26, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson attend Day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Former Peoria Housing Authority employees, tenants blast organization, claiming mismanagement
By Liz Lape PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Following the Peoria Housing Authority's CFO termination on Tuesday and the announcement of the CEO's resignation, tenants and former employees have spoken out abo...
Feb 26, 2026 (Peoria Housing Authority)
Update: Hillary Clinton faces Epstein congressional inquiry
Updated at 10:36 a.m. By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was due to testify behind closed doors on Thursday to a congressional committee inv...
Feb 26, 2026 Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens to speakers during the international conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 19, 2023. Niall Carson/Pool via REUTERS
East Peoria family displaced by fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The East Peoria Fire Department was called to a structure fire Wednesday evening at a home in the area of E. Washington Street and East Road. Crews arrived around 5:18 p.m., findin...
Feb 26, 2026 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Pekin holds land development meeting amid data center backlash
By Taylor Fleming PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - A proposed data center in Pekin is a possible use for a 1,000 acre property the city purchased last year, and it's quickly attracted lots of opposition from n...
Feb 25, 2026 Pekin residents showed up for a city meeting Tuesday night about land development, wanting to talk about a proposed data center. (25 News)
