Author Archives: Julia Bradley

(AP) -President Donald Trump is voicing optimism that some sort of firearms background check measure will be instituted following the recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. Trump told reporters at t...

(Springfield) - Following Governor J.B. Pritzker's July 3 request in the wake of historic flooding across the state, Thursday the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared an agriculture disaster in...

Peoria's ELITE Summer Camp program seen as a success. ELITE Founder Carl Cannon says the program, run under the umbrella of the Peoria Park District, aims to put youth destined for violence and street...

On Monday, August 5, at approximately 6:27 p.m., Peoria Police responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 400 block of E. Arcadia. While enroute, officers received additional information about a victim o...

(AP) - Illinois officials are encouraging families to make preparing for an emergency part of back-to-school planning. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency recommends making sure emergency contact...

(AP) - President Donald Trump says he's "very strongly" considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is serving a 14-year prison term on multiple federal corruption ...

Police are investigating a shooting in South Peoria Wednesday night. Peoria Police responded to a Shotspotter alert indicating multiple shots fired around 9:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of W. Butler. Off...

(25 News)- Since the killer of Yingying Zhang was sentenced to life in prison, information regarding the victim's remains has become known to the family and public. At a press conference Wednesday (Au...

That's a lot of LEGOS. The creator of 'The Art of the Brick' exhibit, Nathan Sawaya, will be at the Peoria Riverfront Museum Saturday. Sawaya is a lawyer by trade, but he is now an artist that works e...

(AP) - President Donald Trump's plan to carry a message of national unity and healing to the sites of the most recent mass shootings in America is drawing skepticism from some local residents as well ...