Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria home damaged by fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters were called around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday to a home in the 1600 block of N. California for reports of a dryer fire. The first crews arriving on the scene were led to th...
Nov 06, 2019 Midwest Communications
Congressional delegation backs Pritzker's flood aid appeal
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' congressional delegation is backing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's appeal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reverse its decision to deny aid to individual flood vic...
Nov 05, 2019
Dunlap elementary school wins national award
DUNLAP, Ill. (25 News) - A local grade school is one of 18 in the state to win a national award. Banner Elementary School in Dunlap is a recipient of the National Blue Ribbon award. It's a designation...
Nov 05, 2019 (25 News)
Lawyer numbers to top 96K in Illinois after oaths this week
CHICAGO (AP) - If you were worried that Illinois didn't have enough lawyers, fear not. More are on the way. Illinois Supreme Court justices are scheduled to administer the attorney's oath to 1,459 peo...
Nov 05, 2019 Midwest Communications
Sports broadcast legends return to Bradley
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University alum and voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Charley Steiner returns to the BU campus on Tuesday. Steiner will be back for the 5th annual Charley Steiner Symposium for...
Nov 04, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
McDonald's CEO steps down after relationship with employee
NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's Corporation says its chief executive officer has left the company after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee. The fast food gia...
Nov 04, 2019 McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook visits the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Better than expected profits at U.S. companies like McDonald's and Caterpillar helped propel Wall Street to another record day Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Documents show fired deputy hired informant, filed false reports
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Former Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Patterson lost his job last week after he was found guilty of willful mistreatment, falsifying reports, and failure to report hones...
Nov 04, 2019 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
PCAPS closes for parking lot project
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Animal Protection Services, or PCAPS, will be closed beginning Monday, Nov. 4, for adoption and viewing hours. The Peoria County shelter will remain closed until further ...
Nov 04, 2019
Report: Madigan's son sought business while fundraising
CHICAGO (AP) - A published report says the son of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan invited a suburban mayor to a fundraiser for his father around the time he was trying to convince that suburb's...
Nov 04, 2019 Andrew Madigan, the son of Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, cast his ballot during the Illinois' Electoral College session on the Senate floor at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
Man seriously injured in S. Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to a pair of Shotspotter alerts around 7:30 a.m. Friday in the 2400 block of W. Malone. There was an additional call where a caller stated shots were fired in t...
Nov 01, 2019 Midwest Communications
