Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria business damaged by fire Sunday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just before 10:45 p.m. Sunday to a commercial fire near the intersection of N. Knoxville and McClure. Fire Battalion Chief Scott Strum said first crews on...
Aug 15, 2022 liz west / CC
There's plenty to do at the Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois State Fair is underway in Springfield. The deep fryers are sizzling, the lemons have been juiced, livestock are settling in, and the carnival rides are ready to go. A...
Aug 12, 2022 State of Illinois
Applications being accepted for Peoria County's Citizen Leadership Academy
PEORIA, Ill. -- Interested in learning about your local government from the inside out? The City of Peoria and Peoria County are giving residents an opportunity again to sign up for the Citizens Leade...
Aug 12, 2022 Scott McLeod / CC
UPDATE: FBI removed top secret documents from Trump's home, WSJ reports
UPDATED 2:50 P.M. (Reuters) -FBI agents who searched former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Monday removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secr...
Aug 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to boost Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, ahead of the May 17 primary election at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo
Bailey's wife's social media comments under scrutiny
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Darren Bailey's campaign for governor is again under scrutiny due to posts on his wife's social media. Springfield's WMAY reports one of Cindy Bailey's posts, dating back to 2016,...
Aug 12, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Person shot overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to the area of S. Oregon and W. Krause just before 3:30 a.m. Friday on reports of a shooting. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth said when officers...
Aug 12, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
U.S. House set to give Biden new win with $430 billion bill on climate, drug prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Friday on a $430 billion bill to fight climate change and lower prescription drug prices, in what Democrats view as a major political...
Aug 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Police shoot dead armed man who tried to breach Ohio FBI building
(Reuters) -An armed man who tried to breach the FBI building in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday was shot dead by police following a car chase, a gun battle and a standoff in a cornfield northeast of tow...
Aug 12, 2022 A police vehicle sits in front of the FBI’s Cincinnati Field Office, after police closed off Interstate 71 North after reports of a suspect attempting to attack the FBI building, in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jeffrey Dean
IL utilities promote calling 8-1-1 before you dig
JOLIET, Ill. -- August 11, or 8-11, is the day Illinois utilities like Illinois American Water and Ameren Illinois remind residents to call "JULIE" before they dig. "JULIE" stands for Joint Utility Lo...
Aug 11, 2022 (JULIE)
Butter Cow unveiled a day ahead of the Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The 2022 Illinois State Fair Butter Cow was unveiled on Wednesday at the State Fairgrounds in Springfield, a day ahead of the opening of this year's fair. This year's rendition fe...
Aug 11, 2022 (Illinois State Fair)
