Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Local Agency Needs More Foster Parents
Peoria's Lutheran Social Services of Illinois needs more foster parents to help children under their care. "Every agency is in the same boat...as in there just aren't enough homes," said the agency's ...
Aug 21, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Trump Administration Plans To End Limits On Child Detention
(AP) - The Department of Homeland Security is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention. That's according to two DHS offici...
Aug 21, 2019
Tightening Up Security At Illinois Governor's Mansion
(AP) - New security measures will be put in place next month for tours of Illinois' Governor's Mansion in Springfield. State Police acting director Brendan Kelly says individuals will have to sign up ...
Aug 21, 2019 AP/Seth Perlman
Woman Stabbed Overnight In S. Peoria
A stabbing overnight leaves a woman injured on Peoria's south side. Police say the woman was stabbed in the eye in the 900 block of S. Shelley Street just before 11 p.m. Tuesday. The incident is being...
Aug 21, 2019
Judge To Rule On Tossing Suit Against Smollett In October
(AP) - A federal judge hearing the city of Chicago's lawsuit against Jussie Smollett says she'll rule on the actor's request to toss the suit in October. The 10-minute status hearing Tuesday was the f...
Aug 20, 2019 AP/Paul Beaty
Woodford County Robbery Suspect In Custody
A Bayview Gardens man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he allegedly robbed a Germantown Hills gas station Monday night. The Woodford County Sheriff's Office said that 35-year-old Adam Wilson w...
Aug 20, 2019 Woodford County Jail
Collins: Severe Storm Risk For Peoria Area
There is potential for severe storm activity beginning Tuesday morning in the Peoria area. 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says the main concerns are widespread damaging straight-line winds ...
Aug 20, 2019
Slain Chinese Scholar's Family To Give $20K For Help In Case
(AP) - The parents of slain University of Illinois visiting scholar Yingying Zhang are giving $20,000 to the people who provided information that led to the arrest and conviction of their daughter's k...
Aug 19, 2019 AP Photo/Teresa Crawford
Peoria Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Has A New Leader
Washington native JD Dalfonso is the new president of the Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Dalfonso is now in charge of a staff of 15 people that are focused on eight counties that make up ...
Aug 19, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
This Year's Illinois State Fair Deemed A Success
Final attendance numbers are not in yet, but Illinois State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon says he has been hearing from the fair's vendors that their sales were up this year. "One of the gentlemen that wa...
Aug 19, 2019 mwc
