Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria Police Chief Echevarria honored with Mayor's Leadership Award
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Mayor Rita Ali has presented the Mayor's Leadership Award to Police Chief Eric Echevarria. Echevarria was given the award on Friday, January 9 in recognition of his exemplary pol...
Jan 16, 2026 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
Farmington Police: Two students taken into custody after fight, Snapchat threat
FARMINGTON, Ill. - Two students were removed Wednesday night from Farmington High School after an alleged fight. Farmington Police were called to the high school just before 7:25 p.m. According to pol...
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Trump threatens to use military over Minnesota anti-ICE protests
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces in Minnesota after days of angry protests over a surge in imm...
Jan 15, 2026 Federal agents stand guard after deploying tear gas as community members protest after federal law enforcement agents were involved in a shooting incident, a week after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy
Community solar site being built in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Another solar farm is coming to Tazewell County, and it could help residents save money on their electric bill. The community solar site is being built at the corner of S...
Jan 15, 2026 A community solar site is being built in East Peoria near Springfield and Eisele Roads. (25 News)
Illinois among 12 states to sue as Trump seeks forced compliance with gender order
Article Summary Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multi-state lawsuit Tuesday challenging a policy by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The policy conditions billions of d...
Jan 15, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall amid seasonal adjustment challenges
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, but that likely does not signal a material shift in the labor mark...
Jan 15, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Peorians share ICE concerns at city council meeting
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Despite no documented activity in Peoria, City Council members heard concerns Tuesday night from four residents about Immigration and Customs Enforcement. For about 20 minutes...
Jan 15, 2026 Residents shared their concerns about ICE coming to Peoria at Tuesday's City Council meeting. (25 News)
SpaceX capsule with four astronauts, one ailing, splashes down safely off California
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Four astronauts returned safely to Earth early on Thursday after an undisclosed serious medical condition affecting one of them forced an end to their I...
Jan 15, 2026 Infrared footage shows the NASA Crew 11 Dragon capsule, carrying a four-member crew home from orbit in an emergency return to earth necessitated by an undisclosed serious medical condition afflicting one of the astronauts, making splashdown at sea upon returning to Earth, January 15, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. NASA TV/Handout via REUTERS
Another immigration-related shooting fuels chaos in Minneapolis
By Seth Herald, Jonathan Allen, Joseph Ax and Ted Hesson MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. immigration officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man fleeing a traffic stop in Minneapolis on Wednesday...
Jan 15, 2026 A protesting community member attempts to protect themselves as federal agents fire munitions and pepper balls, as tensions rise after federal law enforcement agents were involved in a shooting incident, a week after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in north Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy
Congressman Sorensen secures $1M for Elmwood wastewater project
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democratic Congressman Eric Sorensen has secured more than $33 million in federal Community Project Funding (CPF) for communities across the 17th District. More than $2 million of t...
Jan 14, 2026 City of Elmwood logo (Facebook page)
