Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Lewistown home destroyed by fire over the weekend
LEWISTOWN, Ill. (25 News) -- A house in Lewistown is a total loss after a Sunday afternoon fire. The Lewistown Fire Department says they got the call of a house fire around 12:45 p.m. When crews arriv...
Jul 24, 2023 (25 News)
Fire breaks out at Dow Louisiana facility
(Reuters) - A fire broke out at Dow's Plaquemine chemical facility in Louisiana, the U.S. chemical maker said in a statement late on Friday. Everyone at the facility was accounted for and the fire was...
Jul 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A sign is seen at an entrance to a Dow Chemical Co plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana December 12, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo
Child's death prompts cancellation of the final day of a Mackinaw festival. Here's what we know
MACKINAW, Ill. (25 News) -- A child's death Friday night in Mackinaw near the Mack-A-Fest carnival prompted some in the Tazewell County community to express their sorrow on social media. The child die...
Jul 15, 2023 (Facebook--A Mackinaw resident posted this graphic after a child was struck and killed near the Mack-A-Fest Friday night.)
Biden forgives $39 billion in US student debt using program fix
President Joe Biden's administration will cancel $39 billion in student debt for more than 804,000 borrowers, the Education Department said on Friday, describing the relief as the result of a "fix" to...
Jul 14, 2023 A sign calling for student loan debt relief is seen in front of the Supreme Court as the justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases involving President Joe Biden's bid to reinstate his plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/
Hollywood's striking actors, writers to join picket lines
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Striking Hollywood actors were due to join film and television writers on picket lines on Friday, the first day of a dual work stoppage that has forced U.S. productions to shutt...
Jul 14, 2023 SAG-AFTRA union President Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, and union members gesture at SAG-AFTRA offices after negotiations ended with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the entity that represents major studios and streamers, including Amazon, Apple, Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros Discovery, triggering an actors’ strike, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Firefighter injured in Peoria fire overnight. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - It appears arson is to blame for a fire on S. Western in Peoria Thursday night. Crews were called just before midnight to a home in between W. Lincoln Avenue and W. Ann Street, after a ...
Jul 14, 2023 D4E / CC
US Secret Service says it ends White House cocaine probe, no suspect identified
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Thursday it had concluded its investigation into cocaine found at the White House and said it had been unable to identify a suspect. The cocaine ...
Jul 13, 2023 A general view of the West Wing of the White House, where over the Fourth of July holiday weekend cocaine was discovered in an entry area where visitors place electronics and other belongings before taking tours, in Washington, U.S. July 5, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, indicating that the labor market remains tight even as job growth is slowing. In...
Jul 13, 2023 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
Hollywood actors poised to strike and join writers on picket lines
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Negotiators for Hollywood's actors union unanimously recommended a strike after talks with studios broke down, setting the stage for performers to join writers on picket lines a...
Jul 13, 2023 Striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) members walk the picket line as SAG-AFTRA union announced it had agreed to a 'last-minute request' by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for federal mediation, but it refused to again extend its existing labor contract past the 11:59 p.m. Wednesday negotiating deadline, in New York City, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Tornadoes touch down near Chicago, disrupting air traffic
(Reuters) -Tornadoes and thunderstorms battered the greater Chicago area on Wednesday, temporarily forcing O'Hare and Midway airports to halt all air traffic, officials said, as tornado sirens echoed ...
Jul 13, 2023 A view of a possible tornado in Westchester, Illinois, U.S., July 12, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Paul Schilmm/WEATHER TRAKER /TMX/via REUTERS
