Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Madigan co-defendant warned ComEd CEO not to 'provoke a reaction from our Friend'
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Commonwealth Edison's top attorney was busy preparing for the General Assembly to take up major legislation the utility had spent months negotiating when ComEd's top ...
Oct 29, 2024 A Commonwealth Edison-branded manhole cover sits outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, where former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on trial for allegedly taking bribes from ComEd, along with other alleged acts of corruption. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new leader, Israel says he won't last long
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese armed group Hezbollah named Naim Qassem as its new leader on Tuesday but Israel said his tenure would be "temporary", an apparent threat after it killed his predecessor Has...
Oct 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem attends a memorial service for Mohammed Nasser, Hezbollah's senior commander who was killed on June 3 in an Israeli strike in south Lebanon, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Israeli strike kills dozens in north Gaza town, Gaza health ministry says
CAIRO (Reuters) -At least 93 Palestinians were killed and missing and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a residential building in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya on Tuesday, the Gaza health...
Oct 29, 2024 Palestinians gather at the site of Israeli strikes on houses and residential buildings, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Abdul Karim Farid/File Photo
Police believe three fires at Washington, Oregon ballot boxes are linked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Police believe three suspected arsons at ballot drop boxes in the northwestern U.S. states of Washington and Oregon are linked, and have identified what they believe is a suspect...
Oct 29, 2024 First responders pull out the burning contents of a ballot box, used to collect early votes ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. election, after it was set on fire in a suspected arson in Vancouver, Washington, U.S. October 28, 2024 in a still image from video. Evan Bell/ABC Affiliate KATU via REUTERS
Candidates file ahead of Peoria municipal races next spring
PEORIA, Ill. - Three Peoria politicians and a newcomer have filed petitions to have their names on the ballot for next year's mayoral race. As of Monday's deadline to file, the candidates include incu...
Oct 29, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump appeals to religion, Harris talks jobs as millions vote early
ATLANTA/ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) -Republican Donald Trump on Monday appealed to religious voters in the southern swing state of Georgia as his campaign distanced itself from racist remarks by sup...
Oct 29, 2024 Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a moderated Q&A with Pastor Paula White (not pictured), at the National Faith Advisory Summit, in Powder Springs, Georgia, U.S., October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Biden casts early ballot for Harris as Election Day nears
NEW CASTLE, Delaware (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday cast his ballot in the U.S. presidential election, voting early in his home state of Delaware for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris...
Oct 28, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden helps a woman in a wheelchair as he arrives to vote in the 2024 presidential election, in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson
NATO chief says he can confirm North Korean troops are in Russia's Kursk
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed on Monday that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region...
Oct 28, 2024 NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte holds a press conference, ahead of a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Another winning weekend for Morton High's marching band
MORTON, Ill. - Just a week after a first-place finish at the Illinois Marching Band Championships in Normal, the Morton High School Marching Band came home with more honors this weekend from the Bands...
Oct 28, 2024 The Morton High School Marching Band competes at the Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional over the weekend.
(Photo courtesy of Paul Friend)
Harris campaigns in Michigan, Trump in Georgia in final stretch of White House race
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris travels to Michigan on Monday to focus on the economy, while former President Donald Trump heads to Georgia to shore up support among relig...
Oct 28, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech at The Alan Horwitz "Sixth Man" Center, a youth basketball facility, as she campaigns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo
