Author Archives: Julia Bradley
University of Michigan agrees to $490 million sexual-abuse settlement, AP reports
(Reuters) -The University of Michigan has reached a $490 million settlement over sexual assault allegations against former sports doctor Robert Anderson, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. A ...
Jan 19, 2022 Midwest Communications
Luft seeking re-election in Illinois House
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin Mayor and State Representative Mark Luft has officially launched his re-election bid for the Illinois House. "The communities in my district are my priority. Effective conservativ...
Jan 19, 2022 (Photo courtesy of City of Pekin)
Peoria working on new boundaries
PEORIA, Ill. -- Population changes are prompting Peoria leaders to redraw district boundaries. The process took another step forward on Tuesday with a virtual meeting where three proposed maps were pr...
Jan 19, 2022 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
U.S. to make 400 million N95 masks available for free to fight COVID-19 pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will make 400 million non-surgical N95 masks from its strategic national stockpile available for free to the public starting next week, a White House officia...
Jan 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A workers inspects an N95 respirator during manufacturing at Protective Health Gear (PHG) in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
KN95 masks being distributed at ISU
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Illinois State University on Tuesday started distributing KN95 masks on campus, aiming to slow the spread of the Omicron variant as students return for the spring semester. In a s...
Jan 19, 2022 2C2K Photography / CC
NY AG seeks testimony from Trump, his children over financial dealings
(Reuters) - New York Attorney General Letitia James said late on Tuesday that former U.S. President Donald J. Trump's family organization used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to obtain eco...
Jan 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during his first post-presidency campaign rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio, U.S., June 26, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Kasper: Promising news of Omicron's decline
PEORIA, Ill. -- Nationally, the numbers remain high. But, here in the Midwest it appears COVID-19 cases are starting to decline. Dr. Doug Kasper, with the University of Illinois College of Medicine in...
Jan 18, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. appeals court delays legal challenge to Texas abortion law
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday handed a defeat to abortion clinics by delaying a legal challenge to a Texas law banning most abortions in that state. In a 2-1 ruling, the New Orleans-based...
Jan 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Supporters of reproductive choice take part in the nationwide Women's March, held after Texas rolled out a near-total ban on abortion procedures and access to abortion-inducing medications, in Los Angeles, California, October 2, 2021. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu/File Photo
Second candidate announces run for sheriff
PEORIA, Ill. -- There's another candidate for Peoria County Sheriff. Chris Watkins, who's been with the Sheriff's Office for 18 years, has announced his intention to run for sheriff. Since joining the...
Jan 18, 2022
U.S. Democrats to start voting rights showdown with no clear path to victory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's Democrats will bring their push to protect U.S. voting rights to the floor of the Senate this week, where it is roundly expected to fail in the face of uni...
Jan 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) gestures as he speaks with the media following Senate Democratic lunch, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
