Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria Zoo mourns two beloved animals
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Zoo is saying goodbye to two of its beloved animals. In a Facebook post, Zoo staff said that Sultana, a red-river hog, and Violet, a miniature donkey, were euthanized last we...
Feb 25, 2026 (Peoria Zoo/Peoria Park District)
Central IL Congressmen react to the president's State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two Congressmen that represent Central Illinois have shared their thoughts on President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Republican Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-...
Feb 25, 2026 25 NEWS
Virginia Governor Spanberger rips into Trump on economy, immigration
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democrats' response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday with pointed at...
Feb 25, 2026 Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, in Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S., February 24, 2026. Mike Kropf/Pool via REUTERS
A city blanketed in fear: Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICE
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker's Accountability Commission hears stories about fear and intimidation that led to disruption of schools and a negative impact on businesses and health care. The commis...
Feb 25, 2026 The Illinois Accountability Commission hears testimony from a dozen experts and advocates at its Feb. 24, 2026, public meeting in downtown Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Trump lays out case for possible attack on Iran in State of the Union
By Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump briefly laid out his case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congres...
Feb 25, 2026 USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives at Souda Bay on the island of Crete, Greece, February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas
Takeaways from Trump's State of the Union address to Congress
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, a potentially pivotal mo...
Feb 25, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2026. REUTERS/NATHAN HOWARD
Zelenskiy marks war anniversary vowing to fight on, with Ukraine's allies divided
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Feb 24 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Ukraine's allies on Tuesday to sustain their support for its four-year-old battle against Russian invasion, as divisions ...
Feb 24, 2026 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife Olena Zelenska attend a commemoration ceremony at a monument to the "Heavenly Hundred", the people killed during the Ukrainian pro-European Union (EU) mass demonstrations in 2014, to mark the 12th anniversary of the end of the uprising, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 20, 2026. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
US airlines cancel over 2,000 flights as storm disruption continues
Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines canceled over 2,000 flights on Tuesday, far fewer than a day earlier, as a powerful winter storm that disrupted airports across the Northeast was expected to ease by e...
Feb 24, 2026 Cancelled flights are displayed on a board at Logan International Airport during a winter blizzard snow storm in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Trump, facing headwinds at home and abroad, to address State of the Union
By Nandita Bose, Bo Erickson and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver the traditional State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday at a fraught moment...
Feb 24, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the end of an event to honor "Angel Families" who have lost family members to crimes committed by people in the country illegally, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Pekin eases restrictions to sell alcohol at gas stations
By Howard Packowitz PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Gas stations in Pekin will soon be able to apply for liquor licenses following city council action on Monday. The council voted 5-1 to erase the rule preven...
Feb 24, 2026 (City of Pekin)
