Author Archives: Julia Bradley
America's biggest gun lobby to hold major gathering in shadow of mass shootings
HOUSTON (Reuters) - America's biggest gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, pressed ahead with preparations for its annual gathering starting on Friday in Houston, just 280 miles (450 km) from th...
May 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the National Rifle Association (NRA) headquarters, in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Peoria home damaged by early morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just after 1 a.m. Friday to a home on N. Hamilton Road, near W. Winnebago Drive. When crews arrived, smoke was seen coming from the back of the two-stor...
May 27, 2022 liz west / CC
Shooting in Chicago's downtown leaves at least two dead, ten injured
(Reuters) - Chicago police arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting that escalated from a fight outside a fast food restaurant and spilled on to a nearby train line, authorities and local media said on ...
May 20, 2022 Police stand at a shooting scene after gunfire erupted on Thursday night outside a McDonald's near the city's Magnificent Mile shopping section, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. May 20, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media. Twitter/@DamianChlanda/via REUTERS
Biden Secret Service agents sent home after drunk assault report in S.Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) -Two U.S. Secret Service agents who were working on Joe Biden's trip to Asia are being sent home after one was accused of drunkenly assaulting a South Korean the day before the preside...
May 20, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea May 20, 2022. Lee Jin-man/Pool via REUTERS
Crews making progress towards demolition at BioUrja plant
UPDATED 5:23 p.m. Peoria Interim Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger now says demolition is slated to begin Sunday, with the combination of foam and nitrogen being entered into the smoldering grain bins worki...
May 20, 2022 Peoria Fire Department via Facebook
Biden arrives in S.Korea with first stop at Samsung
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (Reuters) -President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday, the first stop on his first trip to Asia as president, where his attempts to counter China's influence and b...
May 20, 2022 South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, with Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, greets U.S. President Joe Biden during a visit to a semiconductor factory at the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek Campus in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Chicago police shoot unarmed 13-year-old boy, suspect in carjacking
(Reuters) - The civilian oversight agency of the Chicago police is investigating an officer's shooting of an unarmed 13-year-old boy who was suspected of having taken part in a carjacking. The boy is ...
May 20, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
U.S. CDC backs COVID boosters for children 5 to 11
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended the COVID-19 vaccine booster for children ages 5 to 11 after an advisory panel voted to back them, at least...
May 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Jace Quinones, 7, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Early voting gets underway for Illinois' primary election
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois' primary election is just about a month away, and early voting began Thursday. Thomas Bride, Executive Director of the Peoria County Election Commission, said in order to vote...
May 19, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise; continuing claims lowest since 1969
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the labor market remains tight amid worker shortages, with the number of Americans on jobless rolls at...
May 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
