Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US weekly jobless claims rise to 11-month high
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to an 11-month high last week, suggesting some softening in the labor market, though claims te...
Aug 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York October 7, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Under new law, Illinois employers can't force workers to sit through anti-union meetings
Pritzker signs 'Worker Freedom of Speech Act' at organized labor convention ROSEMONT (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at curtailing the practice of "cap...
Aug 01, 2024 After signing legislation aimed at curtailing the practice of what sponsors dubbed “captive audience meetings,” in which workers are required to listen to their employer’s religious or political views, Gov. JB Pritzker poses with the bill at the Illinois AFL-CIO's biennial convention in Rosemont on Wednesday. Pritzker is flanked by AFL-CIO's national president Liz Shuler and the state organization’s president Tim Drea (left) and state Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago (right), along with other proponents of the bill. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
UPDATE: Peplowski and Team USA take silver in 4x200 freestyle relay
PARIS - Germantown Hills is now home to an Olympic medalist. Anna Peplowski will take home silver from Paris after being a part of the United States swimming 4x200 meter freestyle relay time. Peplowsk...
Aug 01, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS, IN - June 17th, 2024 - Anna Peplowski during the 2024 United States Olympic Swimming Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo By Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics
Sonya Massey, mother called 911 multiple times in days before her death to report mental health crises
(Capitol News Illinois) Woman shot by deputy had been in contact with mental health crisis teams hours earlier The day before she was shot by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy, Sonya Massey's mother ...
Aug 01, 2024 MASSEY PROJECTOR: Santita Jackson sings at a rally to remember Sonya Massey. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles seeks second gold medal of Paris Games in all-around final
PARIS(Reuters) - Simone Biles will be chasing a sixth Olympic gold medal and her second of the Paris Olympics when she competes in the women's gymnastics all-around final on Thursday in what she has c...
Aug 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Team Final - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - July 30, 2024. Simone Biles of United States in action on the Floor Exercise. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo
Killing of Hamas chief in Iran stirs fears of retaliation, regional conflict
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) -Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran early on Wednesday morning, an attack that drew threats of revenge on Israel and fueled further concer...
Aug 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Distillery Labs Innovation Hub opens in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Distillery Labs new innovation hub was unveiled in downtown Peoria on Tuesday. The facility's Executive Director Doug Cruitt says it will serve as a launch pad for the next generation o...
Jul 30, 2024 The exterior of the new Distillery Labs hub in downtown Peoria. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday, July 30. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD-Julia Bradley)
Grayeb joins Peoria mayoral race with announcement
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City Councilman Chuck Grayeb announced his candidacy for mayor on Tuesday. Grayeb has served on the City Council for 23 years, as both an At-Large member and representing Peoria'...
Jul 30, 2024 (City of Peoria)
UPDATE: Trump shooter posted violent content online, FBI official says
UPDATED 11:43 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The man who tried to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have posted violent antisemitic and anti-immigration content online ...
Jul 30, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face while he is assisted by U.S. Secret Service personnel after he was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
PARIS OLYMPICS 2024: What you need to know right now
PARIS (Reuters) -Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all-time, will aim to win her fifth Olympic gold when she appears for the United States in the women's team final later on Tuesday. Meanwhi...
Jul 30, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming - Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka, Japan - July 25, 2023 Australia's Lani Pallister in action during the women's 1500m freestyle final REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
