Author Archives: Julia Bradley
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still dropping ahead of the Christmas holiday
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped 7.7 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $2.85 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Peoria's prices are 30.7 cents lower than last month and 29.2 ce...
Dec 22, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces - even as...
Dec 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. federal agents smash a car window while trying to detain a man during an immigration raid, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo
Elise Stefanik, loyal Trump ally, ends New York governor bid and will leave politics
Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik, a House Republican leader and loyal ally of President Donald Trump, said on Friday she was bowing out of politics, including her recently announc...
Dec 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik arrives for the Republican caucus meeting, in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Peoria jury finds woman not guilty in murder retrial
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A woman who claimed self-defense in the stabbing death of another woman seven years ago is now going free after a retrial in Peoria County. 25 News reports that a jury on Frid...
Dec 20, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Trump hopes North Carolina speech will bolster standing on US economy
ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to the "battleground" state of North Carolina on Friday, seeking to convince Americans that his handling of the eco...
Dec 20, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump reacts at Rocky Mount Event Center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S., December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak
Arson to blame for fire in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson appears to be the cause of a fire Friday afternoon that caused $75,000 damage to a vacant home in Peoria's East Bluff. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Martin said crews responded to the...
Dec 20, 2025 (Photo courtesy of Peoria Firefighters Local 50)
As state regulators warn of impending energy shortfalls, capacity prices rise again
Article Summary A new report by state regulators projects energy shortfalls will begin in northern Illinois by 2029 and the rest of the state by 2031 if lawmakers and grid operators don't act. The sho...
Dec 19, 2025 Power lines carry electricity over fields near Glasford. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Trump said he has no bigger healthcare plans: Obamacare will 'repeal itself'
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not plan to unveil a broader healthcare overhaul and that there was no need to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which provides ac...
Dec 19, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS
Pentagon says it fails eighth audit, targets 2028 to pass
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - For the eighth year in a row, the Pentagon has failed an annual audit, the Department of Defense said on Friday, continuing a pattern of financial accountability problem...
Dec 19, 2025 A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Washington's new city administrator outlines initial priorities
WASHINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - Washington's new city administrator starts his new job on January 19. City officials appointed Jeff Fiegenschuh to the position on Monday. As city administrator, Fiegensch...
Dec 19, 2025 (City of Washington--Facebook page)
