Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Pair charged with home repair fraud in Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. - Two former business owners accused of stealing thousands of dollars from their clients have been charged with home repair fraud. The charges against Thomas Murray, who owned Murray Cust...
Nov 07, 2024 Thomas Murray and Nicholas Hamby--both charged with home repair fraud in Peoria County. (Peoria Co. Jail)
ComEd lobbyist warned FBI mole to 'keep Madigan happy' and not mess with no-work contracts
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - The FBI wasted no time giving Fidel Marquez his first assignment after the chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison agreed to become a government mole ...
Nov 07, 2024 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his attorneys leave the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 6. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US weekly jobless claims increase moderately
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting no material change in labor market conditions and reinforcing vie...
Nov 07, 2024 Hundreds of people line up outside the Kentucky Career Center, over two hours prior to its opening, to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Trump to choose people to serve under his leadership in the 'days and weeks ahead,' campaign says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will select personnel to serve under his leadership and enact policies that "make the life of Americans affordable, safe, and secure" in the da...
Nov 07, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania take the stage for his election night rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Peoria's historic Scottish Rite Theater set to reopen
PEORIA, Ill. - The Scottish Rite Theater in downtown Peoria, owned by Kim Blickenstaff's KDB Group, is set to reopen for concerts and shows this spring. According to the Peoria Journal Star, TempleLiv...
Nov 07, 2024 Scottish Rite Theatre (KDB Group)
UPDATE: Biden urges Americans to 'bring down the temperature' following Trump's US election win
UPDATED 10:56 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden urged Americans to "bring down the temperature" on Thursday following Republican Donald Trump's election victory and sought to console...
Nov 07, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks on the 2024 election results and the upcoming presidential transition of power, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
From banks to small-caps, Trump win sparks big rally in stocks
(Reuters) -Donald Trump's return as U.S. president for the second time on Wednesday boosted equity markets on bets of lower corporate tax, favorable tariffs and deregulation, lifting shares of banks, ...
Nov 06, 2024 People pass the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Day in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Stephani Spindel
After Harris' loss, angry Democrats blame her boss, Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anger and soul-searching took hold of the Democratic Party early on Wednesday morning, after Vice President Kamala Harris suffered an election loss that left some party official...
Nov 06, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris wave during a Labor Day campaign event, at IBEW Local Union #5 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 2, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
'They were being paid as a favor to Mike Madigan': Feds' star witness takes stand
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - As chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, Fidel Marquez had an expansive role that put him in charge of "approximately 130, 135 people." But in June...
Nov 06, 2024 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, where former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on trial for bribery, racketeering, extortion and wire fraud. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Global reaction to the U.S. presidential election
(Reuters) -World leaders congratulated Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday after he won the U.S. presidential election, capping a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House....
Nov 06, 2024 A man votes at St Andrew's church during the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
