Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Pekin Council rejects proposal allowing recall of elected officials
PEKIN, Ill. -- A proposal that would have made it possible for Pekin voters to remove elected leaders from office was defeated by the city council Monday night. The council's vote was 6-1, with Karen ...
Jan 10, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: IL Senate's assault weapons ban passes House, goes to Governor
UPDATED 2:53 P.M. The Illinois House Tuesday voted to approve the Senate's version of an assault weapons ban, by a vote of 68-41. It now goes to Governor JB Pritzker for his signature. A separate stor...
Jan 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A bump fire stock that attaches to a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing rate is seen at Good Guys Gun Shop in Orem, Utah, U.S., October 4, 2017. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo
Georgia grand jury probing Trump ends work, unclear if charges coming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Georgia special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully sought to interfere in the state's 2020 U.S. presidential election re...
Jan 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump departs Trump Tower two days after FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach home, in New York City, New york, U.S., August 10, 2022. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
U.S. House to vote on rules that will constrain McCarthy's power
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Monday on the rules that will govern it for the next two years, in a first test of newly elected Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy...
Jan 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wields the Speaker's gavel after being elected the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a late night 15th round of voting on the fourth day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Gov. Pritzker starting a second term in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton will take the oath of office for their second term on Monday in Springfield. Inauguration ceremonies for Gov. Pritzker ...
Jan 09, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions Wednesday for the first time after having been elected to a second term. In the photo, he is brushing off a question about 2024 presidential aspirations. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
Biden visits U.S.-Mexico border as immigration issue heats up
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) -President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office, tackling one of the most politically charged issues in the country as he ...
Jan 09, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with border patrol officers as he walks along the border fence during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to assess border enforcement operations, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
PPD investigating armed robbery, drive by shootings
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two people are recovering after being shot in separate incidents Saturday night in Peoria. Peoria Police say the first shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, after officers were ...
Jan 09, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
UPDATED: Pritzker signs bill giving state government pay raises, advancing 'closing fund'
UPDATED 11:30 A.M. 1/10/23 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Officials at the highest levels of state government will receive substantial pay raises this month after the House and Senate pas...
Jan 09, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Faulty detector to blame for problem with plane at PIA
UPDATED 5:10 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- A United Airlines plane was forced to return to Peoria's General Wayne A. Downing International Airport Friday morning after reports of smoke coming from inside the a...
Jan 06, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
NFL-Bills' Hamlin progressing 'remarkably,' breathing tube removed -team
(Reuters) - Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin's breathing tube was removed overnight and the 24-year-old safety is progressing "remarkably," the team said on Friday, citing an update from his physicia...
Jan 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Jan 2, 2023; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; The Buffalo Bills gather as an ambulance parks on the field while CPR is administered to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) after a play in the first quarter of the NFL Week 17 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills at Paycor Stadium in Downtown Cincinnati. Mandatory Credit: Sam Greene-USA TODAY Sports
