Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Pedestrian hit overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say one person was hit by a car on the city's south side early Friday morning. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth says the incident happened at the intersectio...
Julia Bradley Sep 16, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Judge rules for Trump, blocks review of seized classified records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to let the Justice Department immediately resume reviewing classified records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump's Florida estate in an ongoing ...
Julia Bradley Sep 16, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An American flag waves outside the U.S. Department of Justice Building in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Harry Connick Jr. bringing holiday show to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Crooner, actor and pianist Harry Connick Jr. is coming to Peoria. The December 3rd show at the Peoria Civic Center Theater is part of Connick Jr's 2022 Tour. Expect to hear plenty of h...
Julia Bradley Sep 15, 2022 Wendy Piersall / CC
U.S. retail sales increase in August; weekly jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in August as lower gasoline prices supported spending, but demand is cooling as the Federal Reserve aggressively raises interest rates. Retai...
Julia Bradley Sep 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A retail store advertising a full time job on its open door in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Motorcyclist dies in Peoria County crash
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on Lancaster Road, near S. Harkers Corner Road. Sheriff Chris Watkins says a s...
Julia Bradley Sep 15, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
U.S. railroads reach tentative deal with workers
(Reuters) -Major U.S. railroads and unions representing 115,000 of their workers reached a tentative agreement giving them better pay and improved working conditions, U.S. President Joe Biden said in ...
Julia Bradley Sep 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A Union Pacific rail car is parked at the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) Toronto Yard in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Gunfire on Peoria's south side leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Dozens of shots were fired on Peoria's south side Wednesday night, leaving one person wounded and police searching for suspects. Around 9:15 p.m., Peoria Police responded to a pair of ...
Julia Bradley Sep 15, 2022 Midwest Communications
Thousands form orderly queue to pay respects to Queen
LONDON (Reuters) -Thousands of mourners took their places in a queue snaking around the center of London on Thursday, recognizing without complaint that they might have to wait for hours to see the la...
Julia Bradley Sep 14, 2022 A view shows the procession of the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament for her lying in state, in London, Britain, September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/Pool
Morton Pumpkin Festival back for a 56th year
MORTON, Ill. -- Morton is the Pumpkin Capital of the World. And, that's very apparent during the Morton Pumpkin Festival. The town kicks off its 56th Pumpkin Festival Wednesday evening with entertainm...
Julia Bradley Sep 14, 2022 (Morton Pumpkin Festival Facebook)
U.S. government makes contingency plans for rail shutdown
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday made contingency plans aiming to ensure deliveries of critical goods in the event of a shutdown of the U.S. rail syste...
Julia Bradley Sep 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains make their way through a rail yard in Chicago November 3, 2009. REUTERS/John Gress/File Photo