Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Trump set to repeal landmark climate finding in huge regulatory rollback this week
Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is set this week to overturn an Obama-era scientific finding that serves as the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation, the Environmental Protecti...
Feb 10, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Travelers are stuck in a traffic jam as people hit the road before the busy Thanksgiving Day weekend in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo
Peoria Co. Sheriff's deputy released from the hospital over the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy Jack Evans was released from the hospital on Saturday, after being shot on January 31. Deputy Evans was escorted home by his fellow deputies, Peoria Polic...
Feb 09, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Olympics-U.S. skiing great Vonn needed two operations after breaking leg
By Sara Rossi and Cristina Carlevaro CORTINA D'AMPEZZO/TREVISO, Italy, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. skiing great Lindsey Vonn has had two operations in Italy after a serious leg fracture, a source said, to ...
Feb 09, 2026 Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill - Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, Belluno, Italy - February 08, 2026. An image of Lindsey Vonn of United States crashing on the big screen during the women's downhill REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices up nearly 10 cents in the last week
PEORIA, Ill. - Drivers in Peoria are seeing higher prices at the pump, as the average price of gas has risen nearly 10 cents a gallon in the last week. GasBuddy says the average price of gas in Peoria...
Feb 09, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
South Peoria fire causes $75,000 damage on Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - Fire displaced a South Peoria family of four on Sunday. Damage is estimated at $75,000. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Stephen Rada said crews were called to a home in the area of W. Monta...
Feb 09, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Ghislaine Maxwell won't answer questions during congressional deposition, lawmaker says
By Karen Sloan Feb 8 (Reuters) - Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell intends to refuse to answer questions at a Monday deposition before the House's Committee on Oversight and Government Refor...
Feb 09, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
NFL-Seahawks exact revenge, ride dominant defense to Super Bowl win over Patriots
By Frank Pingue SANTA CLARA, California, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Seattle Seahawks relied on a relentless defense to beat New England 29-13 in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, denying the Patriots an NFL-record ...
Feb 09, 2026 Football - NFL - Super Bowl LX - New England Patriots v Seattle Seahawks - Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California, United States - February 8, 2026 Seattle Seahawks players celebrate with the trophy on the podium after winning the Super Bowl LX REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Former commander of Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing promoted to Brigadier General
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Air National Guard Director of Staff Colonel Steven Rice, and previous commander of Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing, has been promoted again, to Brigadier General. The promotion wa...
Feb 07, 2026 Illinois Air National Guard Director of Staff Colonel Steven Rice, and previous commander of Peoria’s 182nd Airlift Wing, has been promoted to Brigadier General. (1470 and 100.3 WMBD--Mike Wild)
New documentary commemorates the 45th anniversary of the St. Jude Memphis to Peoria Run
PEORIA, Ill. - A documentary celebrating 45 years of the St. Jude Memphis to Peoria Run premieres next month. Co-founder Mike McCoy says the idea came in 1980, at Landmark Fitness, while he and a few ...
Feb 07, 2026 Participants in the 43nd annual Memphis to Peoria Run travel through the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital campus on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
(St. Jude Runs Facebook Page)
Judge blocks Trump's $10B child care funding freeze that targeted blue states, including Illinois
Article Summary A judge for the Southern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration from freezing $10 billion for child care and family services program The...
Feb 07, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks about his office's actions against the Trump Administration during a January 20, 2026 press conference marking the 1-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's 2nd inauguration (Capitol News Illinois by Maggie Dougherty).
