Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Cyber Monday sets sales record as shoppers splurge on toys, electronics- report
(Reuters) - Discount-hunting shoppers snapped up more Pokemon cards, TVs and air fryers on Cyber Monday, pushing sales to $11.3 billion, making it the biggest U.S. online shopping day in history, acco...
Nov 29, 2022 Workers select and pack items during Cyber Monday at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Robbinsville Township in New Jersey, U.S., November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
U.S. Supreme Court to hear fight over Biden immigration enforcement policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to consider whether President Joe Biden's administration can implement guidelines - challenged by two conservative-leaning states - shif...
Nov 29, 2022 A migrant who was previously detained gets his legcuffs removed by a transport agent, to then be escorted to Mexico by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, in Laredo, Texas, U.S. June 15, 2022. Picture taken June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas
Pekin names interim city manager
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin's finance manager will now assume another role as the interim city manager. Bruce Marston will serve in this role for at least 90 days, while the search for a permanent manager co...
Nov 29, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Folepi's Winter Wonderland opens Thanksgiving night in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- If you didn't make it to East Peoria's Festival of Lights Parade, you can see the floats all in one place starting Thanksgiving night (November 24). Once your Thanksgiving feast i...
Nov 24, 2022
Democrats weigh options after Supreme Court decision on Trump taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Democrats on Wednesday grappled with the daunting task of reviewing six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns as Republicans prepared to take c...
Nov 24, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen beyond a fountain in Washington, U.S., August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Peoria runners take to the streets for Turkey Day 5K
PEORIA, Ill. -- If you'll be driving around downtown Peoria Thanksgiving morning, be aware there'll be a lot of runners on the streets. Peoria's 'Chocolate Turkey 5K, sponsored by ShaZam Racing, begin...
Nov 24, 2022 Josiah Mackenzie / CC
Gobble, gobble, gulp! Food prices put the bite on U.S. Thanksgiving feast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sticker shock: The Thanksgiving holiday, a time when families and friends typically celebrate with groaning sideboards, a stuffed turkey, and a more-is-better-than-less attitude...
Nov 24, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Frozen turkeys are pictured in a freezer case in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
House fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria crews responded to reports of a deck fire around 12:20 a.m. Thursday in area of W. Larchmont and N. Walround Lanes. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Thomas Sander said flames could b...
Nov 24, 2022 liz west / CC
Washington boil order lifted
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- The City of Washington Wednesday morning lifted a boil order that's been in place since Monday. In a Facebook post city officials said, "We are happy to report that all samples hav...
Nov 23, 2022
U.S. weekly jobless claims at 3-month high; core capital goods orders rebound
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased to a three-month high last week amid rising layoffs in the technology sector, but that likely does n...
Nov 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
