Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US canceling October's employment report after shutdown prevented data collection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday it would not be publishing the closely watched employment report for October, but will combine nonfarm payrolls for that mon...
Nov 20, 2025 A "now hiring" sign is displayed on a local business after, U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in July, in Encinitas, California, U.S. August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Dream Center Peoria holding a special distribution event on Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Dream Center Peoria will be holding a special distribution of grocery and toiletry items this Friday, November 21st, as part of their local emergency relief initiative. The event will t...
Nov 20, 2025 (Dream Center Peoria Facebook)
Ameren customers in the Alta area affected by midday power outage
PEORIA, Ill. - As of 12:30 p.m., over 1,700 Ameren Illinois customers were without power in North Peoria on Wednesday. The Ameren Outage Map showed outage reports in the Alta area. Ameren said the com...
Nov 19, 2025 (Ameren Illinois)
Sorensen delivers $8M for new readiness center at Peoria's National Guard facility
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) has helped to secure $8 million in federal funding to build a new readiness center for the Illinois Army National Guard in Peoria. "The Illinois Ar...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois National Guard, deplane a C-130 Hercules aircraft to prepare for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, May 31, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and Allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Helmig)
Peoria City Council tables decision on special use request for a new halfway house
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A new effort aimed at reducing homelessness for men who've left prison has been paused in Peoria. Tuesday night, the Peoria City Council voted to put off a decision on a speci...
Nov 19, 2025 Gro Community, a nonprofit, wants to create a new halfway house for men released from prison on SW Adams in Peoria. (25 News)
Saudi crown prince heads to a US Congress no longer railing against him
WASHINGTON -U.S. lawmakers are set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday on the second day of his visit to the United States, aimed at touting stronger-t...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, during a dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Brenner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
US Thanksgiving dinner cost drops for third year, Farm Bureau says
(Reuters) -The cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 will be lower for a third straight year thanks to steep discounting in turkey prices, but about half the items that grace a typical U.S. holiday tab...
Nov 19, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Butterball frozen turkey, part of Walmart's basket of Thanksgiving goods, is displayed for sale at a store in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Illinois launching Mobile ID with Apple Wallet
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Starting Wednesday, November 19th, iPhone users will be able to add their Illinois driver's license or state ID in Apple Wallet and present their ID using their iPhone and Apple Wa...
Nov 18, 2025 Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced on Tuesday that Illinois driver's licenses and state IDs will be added to Apple Wallet on Wednesday (Nov. 19)
(Photo from Illinois Secretary of State's website)
US jobless benefits rolls in mid-October were the highest since August, Labor Dept says
(Reuters) -The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits stood at a two-month high in mid-October at the time when the Labor Department would have been conducting its survey of U.S. househol...
Nov 18, 2025 A "now hiring" sign is displayed on a local business, in Encinitas, California, U.S. August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Update: Cloudflare restores services after outage impacts thousands of internet users
UPDATED 1:26 P.M. (Reuters) -Cloudflare has fully restored its services after an outage on Tuesday at the web-infrastructure company prevented thousands from accessing major internet platforms, includ...
Nov 18, 2025 The X app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
