Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria's new fire station nearing completion
PEORIA, Ill. -- In a few months, construction on Peoria's new Fire Station 4 will wrap up, and it will honor the River City's first black fireman. It's a project three years in the making, and Assista...
Jan 13, 2022 (25 News)
Top Senate Republican blasts Biden's 'rant' on voter rights, vows to oppose bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell on Wednesday blasted President Joe Biden's push for a voting-rights bill, underscoring the difficulty Biden's Democrats face in trying ...
Jan 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on voting rights during a speech on the grounds of Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Komen's MORE THAN PINK Walk moving back to Mother's Day weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Susan G. Komen Memorial announced on Wednesday that it's Peoria MORE THAN PINK Walk will officially return to the Saturday before Mother's Day this year. The event will kick off at the...
Jan 12, 2022 (Susan G. Komen Memorial)
Chicago schools reopen after teachers agree to end COVID-19 walkout
(Reuters) -Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest U.S. education district, resumed in-person classes on Wednesday after a union backed ending a walkout over COVID-19 fears in an agreement it said w...
Jan 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Darwin Elementary after Chicago Public Schools, the nation's third-largest school district, said it would cancel classes since the teachers' union voted in favor of a return to remote learning, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
U.S. consumer prices increase strongly in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose solidly in December, with the annual increase in inflation the largest in nearly four decades, which could bolster expectations that the Federal Reserv...
Jan 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Shoppers browse in a Home Depot building supplies store while wearing masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in north St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. April 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant/File Photo/File Photo
White House says will double COVID-19 tests for schools
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a new set of measures to keep classes open, including doubling COVID-19 testing capacity in schools with 10 million more tests, as the Omicr...
Jan 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Nurse Alisa Ellis-Balogun, from Sphere, tests 7-year-old Thomas Byrd for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Seneca High School a day before returning to school in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud/File Photo
Illinois launches new vaccine campaign
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois is launching a new COVID-19 vaccine campaign in hopes of reaching people who are still on the fence about getting the shots. The initial rollout features four videos from Ill...
Jan 12, 2022 Midwest Communications
Pritzker issues COVID-19 exclusion order for schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. --Gov. JB Pritzker issued a new executive order Tuesday regarding exclusion from school for students and staff who test positive for COVID-19. The order also addresses protocols for ...
Jan 12, 2022 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service
Peoria using COVID funds for park improvements, job training for the homeless
PEORIA, Ill. -- The cost of a new training restaurant for Peoria's homeless and upgrades for one of the city's oldest parks will come from federal COVID-19 funds. The city council Tuesday night approv...
Jan 12, 2022 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy)
Kasper: The Omicron variant will eventually break
PEORIA, Ill. -- With a record number of new COVID cases reported in the U.S. on Monday, hospitalizations and outcomes are very high, with a majority of cases attributed to the highly transmissible Omi...
Jan 11, 2022 Midwest Communications
