Author Archives: Julia Bradley
CEFCU warns about 'smishing' scam
PEORIA, Ill. -- CEFCU warns its members about a new scam. According to a post on CEFCU's Facebook page, members have been receiving text messages, appearing to be from CEFCU asking if they authorize a...
Oct 04, 2019 cefcu.com
Salvation Army announces 'Tree of Lights' co-chairs
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Salvation Army prepares for the holiday season. The Corps announced Thursday that two brothers will lead this year's annual Tree of Lights campaign. Wayne and Ken Baum have both be...
Oct 04, 2019 1470/100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. jobless rate falls to 50-year low of 3.5-percent
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. unemployment rate fell in September to a new five-decade low of 3.5-percent, while employers added a modest 136,000 jobs. The Labor Department says that despite the ultra-lo...
Oct 04, 2019 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
8-year-old injured in early morning shooting in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police responded to two ShotSpotter alerts around 3:45 a.m. Friday from the 1200 block of N. Orange. Seven shots were fired. Around the same time, a call came in saying a child h...
Oct 04, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Decision looms: Keep or replace Smollett special prosecutor?
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago judge is expected to decide whether to let a former U.S. attorney stay on as special prosecutor examining the dismissal of charges against actor Jussie Smollett. The hearing F...
Oct 04, 2019 FILE - In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago. The latest twist in the Jussie Smollett saga is the revelation of a possible conflict of interest by the special prosecutor investigating why prosecutors dropped charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself. Dan Webb disclosed this week he once co-hosted a political fundraiser for a figure central to his investigation, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. A Cook County judge must now decide if bias or the appearance of bias renders Webb's position untenable. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
Pompeo confirms he was on Ukraine call
ROME (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has confirmed that he was on the telephone call between President Trump and the Ukrainian president that is the subject of an impeachment inquiry. "I wa...
Oct 02, 2019 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets the media in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Italy at the start of a four-nation tour of Europe as the push to impeach President Donald Trump gains steam at home. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Possible hazardous material found in Edwards
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to 7116 N. Kickapoo-Edwards Road for a possible hazardous material release Tuesday afternoon. Peoria crews responded to a mutual aid call from...
Oct 02, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Pompeo says Democrats are trying to 'intimidate' State Department employees
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says in a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Democrats are trying to "intimidate" and "bully" State Department employees and that depos...
Oct 01, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks out to greet the media during his meeting with Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the US State Department in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Peoria family's home ravaged by flood, go fund me account established
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Harshbarger family has lived on Kellar Parkway in Peoria for nearly 18 years. But, after torrential rains flooded their home last Friday, they are basically starting over. Paul and...
Oct 01, 2019 25 News
Illinois announces start of Winter Energy Assistance Program
SPRINGFIELD, IL--On Oct. 1, seniors and people with disabilities can begin applying for the state's winter energy assistance program. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps fa...
Oct 01, 2019 Thermostat installed by Evan Storlie, of Mercurio's Heating and Air Conditioning in Tacoma, Wash., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (Kevin P. Casey/ AP Images for American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning)
