Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Biden seeks $1.6 billion to tackle COVID relief fraud ahead of Republican probes
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to ask Congress to provide $1.6 billion in new funding to tackle fraud tied to U.S. pandemic relief programs and help victims of identity theft, the White House s...
Mar 02, 2023 President Joe Biden speaks before signing two bills aimed at combating fraud in the COVID-19 small business relief programs at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 5, 2022. Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS
Bradley's Coach Wardle named MVC Coach of the Year
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Bradley University Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Wardle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. The announcement was made during the MVC Awards Banquet o...
Mar 02, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. House panel approves bill to give Biden power to ban TikTok
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and other apps. L...
Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Trains collide in Greece, at least 36 killed, dozens injured
LARISSA, Greece (Reuters) -A passenger train and a cargo train collided head-on in Greece on Tuesday night, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens as the country's deadliest rail crash in livi...
Mar 01, 2023 Rescue crews operate at the site of a crash, where two trains collided, near the city of Larissa, Greece, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
Chicago's incumbent mayor Lightfoot loses re-election bid
(Reuters) -Chicago's incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid on Tuesday, with vote totals showing that two of her rivals will face each other in an April runoff ballot. Paul Vallas, th...
Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks to children after a press event ahead of expected Thanksgiving travel at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Peoria Council plans to give Civic Center $20M in bonds
PEORIA, Ill. -- A plan seems to be on track for approval by Peoria City Council to give the Civic Center $20 million dollars for capital improvements. Dozens of Peoria Rivermen Hockey fans were at Tue...
Mar 01, 2023 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Caterpillar/UAW reach tentative agreement
(1470 & 100.3 WMBD) -- Caterpillar and the United Auto Workers Union have reached a tentative agreement on a six year contract, apparently averting a strike. The UAW and Caterpillar made the annou...
Mar 01, 2023 (Caterpillar)
PPD arrest follows Motor Vehicle Theft in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say a man was arrested for motor vehicle theft on Monday for allegedly stealing a vehicle. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called to N. Gale, near N. S...
Feb 28, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
PIA receives Phase 2 Grant for new tower
PEORIA, Ill. -- The US Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced a Phase 2 Grant for the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. The $14 million grant, provided through the Infr...
Feb 28, 2023 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
US Supreme Court debates legality of Biden student debt relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments over the legality of President Joe Biden's plan to cancel $430 billion in student debt for about 40 million borrowers, with the just...
Feb 28, 2023 Supporters of student loan debt relief rally 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
