Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Missing Tazewell County man found dead
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Tazewell County man who was reported missing last weekend has been found dead near Hopedale. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said the Coroner's Office responded Thursd...
Dec 19, 2025 (Tazewell County)
Trump administration officials race to meet Friday deadline for Epstein files
Dec 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release a massive trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offende...
Dec 19, 2025 A giant photo of U.S. President Donald Trump and late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is displayed on the National Mall by activist groups Glasgow Actions Team and Everyone Hates Elon, ahead of the expected release of the Epstein files, in Washington D.C. U.S. December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Illinois Accountability Commission hears testimony about excessive force by ICE agents. Felt like a 'war zone'
Article Summary The Illinois Accountability Commission held its first public meeting Thursday to review and document misconduct of federal immigration agents in Chicago. The commission heard testimony...
Dec 19, 2025 Illinois Accountability Commission Chair Judge Rubén Castillo, Vice Chair Patricia Brown Holmes and Commissioner Susan Gzesh listen to public comments at the Dec. 18 commission meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
PPD searching for carjacking suspects following an incident Wednesday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police responded to a reported carjacking Wednesday night on N. Prospect Road, near E. Tripp and E. Wilson Avenue. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says the incident happened arou...
Dec 18, 2025
RFK Jr proposes rules to cut US children's access to gender-affirming care
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved on Thursday to cut access to gender-affirming care for children, proposing rules that would bar hospitals that deliver ...
Dec 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Local fire departments battle fire at PDC facility in West Peoria
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple fire departments were called to a fire at the Peoria Disposal Company/GFL facility on Swords Avenue in West Peoria just before 8 a.m. Thursday. Peoria County Sheriff Chris...
Dec 18, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US admits liability in fatal helicopter crash with American Airlines jet
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said late on Wednesday the federal government was liable in the fatal January 29 collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airl...
Dec 18, 2025 Maps are seen during a U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on the midair collision involving American Airlines 5342 and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on January 29, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 27, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
US weekly jobless claims fall as seasonal volatility persists
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, reversing the prior week's surge and suggesting labor market conditions remaine...
Dec 18, 2025 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
Pekin council approves property tax levy increase
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Pekin City Council voted for property taxes to go up four percent in 2026 to help pay off pension debt for emergency service workers. City staff recommended the maximum 4.9 per...
Dec 18, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
With no winner Wednesday night, Powerball jackpot reaches $1.5 billion
URBANDALE, Ia. - No one won the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night, meaning it now grows to $1.5 billion for Saturday night's drawing. Wednesday night's winning numbers were: 25, 33, 53, 62, 66 with...
Dec 18, 2025 (Powerball)
