Author Archives: Julia Bradley
UPDATE: UAW to strike more GM, Stellantis facilities, has made progress with Ford
UPDATED 9:54 A.M. DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers will expand its strikes against Detroit automakers General Motors and Chrysler parent Stellantis, but has made real progress in talks with ...
Sep 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Phaedra Grant, who has worked 34 years for Ford, holds a sign during a UAW rally to support striking workers outside an assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Michael Swensen/File photo
Aaron Rossi's trial set for early 2024
PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - A federal judge on Thursday scheduled a February jury trial for former Reditus Labs CEO Aaron Rossi, who's charged with tax and mail fraud. Judge Sara Darrow scheduled the t...
Sep 22, 2023 (25 News)
Semi goes up in flames early Thursday morning in East Peoria. Here's what we know
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A semi truck and trailer are a total loss after a fire at Waste Management in East Peoria Thursday morning. East Peoria Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerman says the semi caught fire around ...
Sep 21, 2023 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
US weekly jobless claims, continuing claims at eight-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to an eight-month low last week, but a rebound is likely as a partial strike by the United Auto Worker...
Sep 21, 2023 Hundreds of people line up outside the Kentucky Career Center, over two hours prior to its opening, to find assistance with their unemployment claims, in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
UPDATE: US House Republicans look to restart spending agenda as shutdown looms
UPDATED 8:17 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will try to restart his stalled spending agenda on Thursday with a procedural vote his Republicans have already twice failed ...
Sep 21, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Car engulfed in flames shuts down Rt. 24/Pfeiffer Rd. in Bartonville
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - A vehicle engulfed in fire shut down the northbound lanes of Rt. 24 and Pfeiffer Road in Bartonville early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the fire near Liberty Stee...
Sep 21, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)--IDOT Camera photo.
Shots fired in Peoria's North Valley
PEORIA, Ill. - Sounds of gunfire rattled a neighborhood in Peoria's North Valley early Wednesday night. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says that officers responded to the area of Vine Street and NE R...
Sep 21, 2023 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
UPDATE: UAW, Detroit Three in standoff as a wider strike looms
UPDATED 12:35 P.M. DETROIT (Reuters) -Detroit's Big Three automakers and the United Auto Workers remained far apart on Wednesday, less than 48 hours before the union's deadline to make significant pro...
Sep 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows recently manufactured vehicles at Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant in Oakville, Ontario, Canada May 26, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Hunter Biden will plead not guilty to gun charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, will plead not guilty to federal gun charges, his attorney said in a court filing on Tuesday. THE TAKE Hunter Biden, 53, is at the c...
Sep 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Family displaced by fire Tuesday night in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire that started in the kitchen of a Peoria home Tuesday night left a family of eight with no place to stay. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun said the residents evacuated before cre...
Sep 20, 2023 D4E / CC
