Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Smith & Wesson marketed to 'would-be mass shooters,' Highland Park victims claim
(Reuters) - Survivors of a mass shooting in July that killed six people and injured dozens in a Chicago suburb sued gunmaker Smith & Wesson Brands Inc on Wednesday, accusing it of deliberately mar...
Julia Bradley Sep 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Attendee inspect Smith and Wesson firearms at the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual meeting, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Grammy-winning rapper Coolio dies in Los Angeles at 59
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died on Wednesday after being found unresponsive at a friend's Los Angeles home, the New York Times reported. He was 59. Coolio, born Artis Leon Ive...
Julia Bradley Sep 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Singer Coolio performs before a panel discussion on his new Oxygen Network reality series "Coolio's Rules" at the NBC Universal summer 2008 press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 20, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Trump objects to verifying list of property seized from Florida estate - court filing
(Reuters) - Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are resisting a federal judge's instruction to submit a sworn declaration on whether they believe the government's list of property taken from Tru...
Julia Bradley Sep 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Peoria crews battle residential fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called early Thursday morning to the area of W. Garden and S. Idaho for a report of smoke in a residence. First crews on scene found a working fire in the back...
Julia Bradley Sep 29, 2022 liz west / CC
5 arrested for robbery, mob action in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 9 a.m. Tuesday to the area of N. Columbus and E. Northcrest Avenues regarding an aggravated battery and robbery incident. Peoria Public Informatio...
Julia Bradley Sep 28, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Illinois' early voting gets underway Thursday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Early voting for the November Election is about to get underway in Illinois, at least in most areas of the state. Chicago and Cook County voters will have to wait until next month...
Julia Bradley Sep 28, 2022 Alan Cleaver / CC
U.S. Senate headed to Thursday passage of stopgap gov't funding bill -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate could pass a temporary government funding bill as soon as Thursday, which would avert partial government shutdowns that otherwise would begin on Saturday, Senate ...
Julia Bradley Sep 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert
Peoria natives waiting out hurricane impacts in Florida
CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- Roughly 2.5 million people in Florida are under some kind of evacuation plan awaiting Hurricane Ian's arrival. Cindy Ardis-Jenkins, a Peoria Native now living in Cape Coral, Florid...
Julia Bradley Sep 28, 2022
Opioid crisis cost U.S. nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 -Congressional report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic toll of the opioid addiction and overdose crisis on the United States reached nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 alone and is likely to g...
Julia Bradley Sep 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Tablets of the opioid-based Hydrocodone at a pharmacy in Portsmouth, Ohio, June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Peoria Public Library hosting "Good Neighbor Day" celebration
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Library is inviting residents to come celebrate "Good Neighbor Day" at Columbia Park. The Library's Jenni Davis says Wednesday evening's block party winds down their summ...
Julia Bradley Sep 27, 2022 (Peoria Public Library)