Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Crash on I-74 Monday night closed down westbound traffic
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. -- The Woodford County Sheriff's Office says two cars and a pickup truck pulling a trailer were involved in a crash that closed down the westbound lanes of I-74 at mile marker 11...
May 23, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Whistleblowers testify about bias at House FBI hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX News) -- The House Select Subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government held a hearing Thursday morning with three whistleblowers alleging political bias in the F-B...
May 18, 2023 Maryland GovPics / CC
US weekly jobless claims fall; labor market still tight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for jobs benefits fell more than expected last week, with applications in Massachusetts decreasing sharply, suggesting the labor market ...
May 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
As budget negotiations continue, Pritzker announces launch of stalled tax incentive program
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - As budget negotiations for the coming fiscal year continued behind closed doors Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced it would launch a long-stalled tax ...
May 18, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in his Capitol office at a news conference earlier this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Florida Governor DeSantis to enter presidential race next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who spoke to Peoria and Tazewell County Repubicans last Friday, will officially enter the 2024 U.S. presidential race next week, accordi...
May 18, 2023 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference before he signs five state house bills into law at Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, Florida, U.S. May 17, 2023. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
At Japan's G7 summit, the big elephants are China and Russia
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) -The longest shadows at the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit this week will be cast by two countries that weren't even invited to the Hiroshima gathering: China and Russi...
May 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a “G7 Hiroshima” flower installation near the Peace Memorial Museum, ahead of the G7 summit, in Hiroshima, Japan, May 17, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
ISP: 8th victim dies from I-55 crash
FARMERSVILLE, Ill. - An eighth person has died as a result of a deadly crash earlier this month on I-55 near Springfield, caused by a dust storm. Illinois State Police says 81-year-old Ruth Rau, of So...
May 18, 2023 (Courtesy WICS-TV/FoxIllinois.com)
IL girl found safe six years after abduction
ASHVILLE, NC (Fox News) -- After six years of wondering whether his daughter was dead or alive, a father's worst nightmare is over. Kayla Unbehaun, now 15, has been found safe after officials say her ...
May 17, 2023 (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
Producers announce 'hiatus' ahead of this year's Summer Camp
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- This year's Summer Camp music festival will apparently be the last, at least in the way it's been done so far. The producers of the annual event at Chillicothe's Three Sisters Par...
May 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD -Rick Hirschmann)
Republican allies form Super PAC to back Pence presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Allies of Mike Pence launched a Super PAC on Tuesday to garner support for the former vice president as he moves toward an expected run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomi...
May 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses the National Review Institute's 2023 Ideas Summit in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
