Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Ambassador Sondland won't appear before House panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - An attorney for Ambassador Gordon Sondland says the State Department has directed Sondland not to appear for his scheduled interview before a joint House committee taking depositions...
Oct 08, 2019 Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee arrives for a formerly planned joint committee deposition with Ambassador Gordon Sondland, with the transcript to be part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The Trump Administration ordered Ambassador Sondland not to appear. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
New book highlights the life of Bob Michel
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A familiar sign marks the Illinois River bridge bearing the name Bob Michel. His 38 years in Congress earned him the respect of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Mond...
Oct 08, 2019 FILE - In this photo taken Oct. 29, 2013, former House Minority Leader Bob Michel speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. A former aide says Michel has died at age 93. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Pekin restaurant suffers extensive damage in fire
Pekin Firefighters were called to the Godfather's Pizza, located at 2111 Court Street, early Monday morning for a structure fire. According to the restaurant's Facebook page, no one was injured in the...
Oct 07, 2019 Midwest Communications
OSF announces changes to Women's Lifestyle Show
Changes to the Women's Lifestyle Show. OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center has announced it will offer free admission to this year's upcoming Women's Lifestyle Show at the end of the mo...
Oct 07, 2019 OSF HealthCare
Woman hospitalized after apartment fire
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- A woman was hospitalized after an apartment fire in Chillicothe early Monday morning. Fire Chief Van Thompson said fire broke out around 5 a.m. in apartment eight in the 300 block...
Oct 07, 2019 25 News
Info from 2nd whistleblower could undercut Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The disclosure of a second whistleblower threatens to undermine arguments made by President Donald Trump and his allies that a whistleblower complaint was improperly filed because it...
Oct 07, 2019 President Donald Trump gestures while speaking to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, before his departure to nearby Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Pritzker spends $850K of his money to fix Governor's Mansion
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is spending $850,000 of his own money to continue renovations to the historic Illinois Governor's Mansion. The upgrades include fixing tile on the first floor, remode...
Oct 07, 2019
Mustached comedian Rip Taylor has died at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rip Taylor, the mustached comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, has died. He was 84. Publicist Harlan Boll said Tay...
Oct 07, 2019 Rip Taylor arrives at the 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
State takes step toward rebuilding Illinois Veterans Home
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State officials say they will issue a request for proposals next month to rebuild the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. The $230 million planned overhaul follows deadly outbre...
Oct 07, 2019 FILE -In this Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, contractors assemble pipes to flush out a fire hydrant beneath the water tower at the state veterans home in Quincy, Ill. State records show Illinois is spending at least $2.3 million to fix the water system linked to a Legionnaires disease outbreak that has killed 13 residents at the Quincy veterans home. An audit has criticized the state's response to the Legionnaires' disease outbreak at the Quincy veterans' home that caused 13 deaths. Auditor General Frank Mautino's report Monday found fault with a six-day delay between confirmation of a second case of Legionnaires' at Quincy in August 2015 and specific instructions to nursing staff to protect residents. He recommended that the Illinois Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Public Health develop strict notification and monitoring procedures. (AP Photo/Alan Scher Zagier, File)
Illinois commission offers free college readiness help
CHICAGO (AP) - State officials say free workshops and support for students seeking financial aid for college is available throughout the fall starting this month. The Illinois Student Assistance Commi...
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