Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon
CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 64 people in the Gaza Strip, according to m...
Nov 01, 2024 The wreckage of vehicles are seen at a site damaged in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon, November 1, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Yassin
Wiretaps show McClain arranging checks for Madigan loyalist fired after #MeToo allegations
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - It had been a tumultuous winter and spring for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as he was forced to fire or distance himself from several top allies, three of w...
Nov 01, 2024 Will Cousineau, a longtime staffer for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and current Statehouse lobbyist, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse at the end of his second day of testimony in the corruption trial of his former boss on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Cousineau will return for more cross-examination on Monday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US job growth slows sharply in October; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed sharply in October amid disruptions from hurricanes and strikes by aerospace factory workers, but the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, offering assu...
Nov 01, 2024 Thousands line up outside a temporary unemployment office established by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet at the State Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Two dead, 6 injured in shooting at downtown Orlando amid Halloween celebration
(Reuters) -Two people died and six were injured in a shooting in the downtown neighborhood of Orlando, Florida in the midst of Halloween festivities, the regional police department said on Friday, add...
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Peoria Fire Department: "Fall Back" and check your smoke detectors this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - We "Fall Back" this weekend, ending Daylight Saving Time early Sunday morning. For decades, the time change every six months has become a reminder to check all of the smoke detectors in...
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Arson appears to be the cause of a fire in Peoria Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a vacant home in the 1800 block of S. Livingston Street Thursday afternoon on reports of a fire. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says when they arri...
Nov 01, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Harris warns Trump will slash Obamacare; Trump says he never mentioned it
PHOENIX/ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris warned voters on Thursday that Republican Donald Trump and his allies would scale back healthcare programs if...
Nov 01, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S., October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Judge declines to block Elon Musk $1 million voter giveaway
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -A Pennsylvania state judge said on Thursday he would not immediately move forward with a lawsuit that seeks to stop Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway ahead of the Nov. 5 U....
Oct 31, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Madigan co-defendant had unparalleled access to speaker, ex-top aide testifies
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Under the stained glass dome of the Capitol in Springfield, lobbyists often wander the building, popping into a quiet corner to make a phone call or ducking into an e...
Oct 31, 2024 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain (left), longtime confidant to former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right), are pictured in previous appearances at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in relation to their public corruption trials. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
US weekly jobless claims fall as hurricane distortions fade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment fell last week as the distortions from hurricanes faded. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped ...
Oct 31, 2024 People line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
