Author Archives: Julia Bradley
UPDATE: Hunter Biden's ex-wife describes his drug use at his criminal trial
UPDATE 11:15 A.M. WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Hunter Biden's ex-wife testified on Wednesday about first discovering his drug use, speaking at a criminal trial where prosecutors are trying to prove...
Jun 05, 2024 Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at the federal court, during the second day of his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/ File Photo
Gunman fires shots at US Embassy in Lebanon, army says
BEIRUT (Reuters) -A gunman fired shots at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday and was wounded in an exchange of fire with troops, the Lebanese army said. The army said the attacker, a Syrian nati...
Jun 05, 2024 Lebanese police check a car at a checkpoint near the U.S. embassy in Awkar, Lebanon June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Park-A-Palooza returning to the Peoria Riverfront for a second year
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Park District is bringing back Park-A-Palooza this week. Park District Executive Director Emily Cahill tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan", they've got brand new experiences ready. "...
Jun 04, 2024 Peoria Park District's Park-A-Palooza is scheduled for June 6-8 on the Peoria Riverfront. (Peoria Park District)
US Attorney General to House Republicans: 'I will not be intimidated'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will take aim on Tuesday at Donald Trump's Republican allies in the House of Representatives, where he will accuse them of peddling false n...
Jun 04, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
Judge considering whether slated candidates can appear on November ballot
Sangamon County, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- A Sangamon County judge is weighing whether to block a new state law that bans the long-practiced tradition of political parties slating candidates for...
Jun 04, 2024 The Sangamon County Complex is the venue for a legal challenge to a new state law that bars parties from placing candidates on the general election ballot if no candidate ran in the party’s primary. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
UPDATE: Hunter Biden criminal trial jury told 'no one is above the law'
UPDATED 1:00 P.M. WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -The prosecution laid out its case on Tuesday in the historic criminal trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges, telling jurors that President Joe Biden's ...
Jun 04, 2024 Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at the federal court with his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, during the second day of his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Arson appears to have caused a fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a home on N. Indiana early Tuesday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says crews arrived around 12 a.m., finding the back of ...
Jun 04, 2024 D4E / CC
UPDATE: Hunter Biden jury sworn in, will hear evidence of addiction and a gun buy
UPDATED 6:05 P.M. WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -A jury was sworn in on Monday for the trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges, a historic criminal prosecution of a sitting president's son with the pote...
Jun 03, 2024 Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, walks at the federal court during the opening day of his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Illinois Central College has a new VP in charge of fundraising
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College made a big announcement Monday morning on WMBD Radio's "Greg and Dan Show." ICC President Sheila Quirk-Bailey says the college has a new vice president of ...
Jun 03, 2024 Illinois Central College President Sheila Quirk-Bailey and former State Rep. Mike Unes, who was announced on Monday as the college's new vice president of institutional advancement. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
US veterans get heroes' welcome in France ahead of D-Day anniversary
DEAUVILLE/PARIS (Reuters) -Crowds cheered as U.S. veterans arrived at French airports ahead of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a turning point in World War Two when more than 150,000...
Jun 03, 2024 World War II Veterans Cpl. Wilbur J. Myers, 101, and 1st Lt. Wallace N. King, 101, traveling to Normandy, France to commemorate D-Day, are celebrated by onlookers as they are pushed through a terminal at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 2, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
