Author Archives: Julia Bradley
West Peoria Council clears way for BYOM lounge
WEST PEORIA, Ill. -- West Peoria took a a step forward Tuesday night in making a "bring your own marijuana" lounge a reality. The West Peoria City Council cleared the way for "High Harbor Cannabis Eve...
Jul 14, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. Senate Democrats agree to $3.5 trillion for budget reconciliation bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's drive for big new infrastructure investment got a boost on Tuesday when leading Senate Democrats agreed on a $3.5 trillion investment plan they aim to ...
Jul 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to news reporters following the announcement of a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Carjacking spree ends in crash on War Memorial
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to a pair of carjackings on Tuesday. The first incident was in the 900 block of W. MacQueen just before 12:30 p.m. The victim told police that she was approache...
Jul 14, 2021
U.S. health official says COVID-19 boosters could risk more serious side effects
(Reuters) -The United States is reviewing the need for a third COVID-19 booster shot among residents who have already been vaccinated but needs to see more data to know if additional shots could raise...
Jul 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo/File Photo
U.S. consumer prices post largest gain in 13 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in 13 years in June amid supply constraints and a continued rebound in the costs of travel-related services from pandemic-depressed lev...
Jul 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks shop at Macy's Herald Square following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
UPDATE: Man killed Monday night identified
UPDATE 3:20 p.m. -- Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the man killed Monday night as 23-year-old Labaron Duff, of Peoria. Duff suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and likely...
Jul 13, 2021 (25 News)
St. Jude runners ready to hit the road for Memphis
PEORIA, Ill. -- The St. Jude Memphis to Peoria runners will be loading up the RVs Tuesday morning, headed south to the nation's top children's research hospital. St. Jude Runs Co-Founder Mike McCoy to...
Jul 12, 2021 (stjuderuns.org)
U.S. Senate braces for 'hell of a fight' over Biden's infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate returns on Monday to one of its most ambitious agendas in years as Democratic President Joe Biden seeks trillions of dollars in infrastructure spending and Repub...
Jul 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to news reporters following the announcement of a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Pfizer, U.S. health officials to discuss COVID boosters on Monday -company
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccine maker Pfizer Inc will meet with federal health officials as soon as Monday to discuss the need for a booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine as it prepares to s...
Jul 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. first lady Jill Biden looks on as Alfred Lee Smith is vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination at a vaccination facility at Alfred E. Beach High School in Savannah, Georgia, U.S. July 8, 2021. Jim Watson/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo
Illinois law loosens team uniform rules
CHICAGO -- A new state law gives student athletes a little more flexibility with their team uniform. The law lets school and college athletes modify their uniform in accordance with their personal cul...
Jul 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
