Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria narrows list of candidates for at-large seat to three
PEORIA, Ill. -- Three finalists have been selected by the Peoria City Council to fill Mayor Rita Ali's vacant at-large seat. Kim Armstrong, James Kemper and Kiran Velpula were picked from a field of c...
Jun 02, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Biden to meet Republican Senator Capito for infrastructure talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sit down for one-on-one talks on Wednesday with Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito aimed at a breakthrough on a bill to revitalize U.S. infrastruct...
Jun 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. economy in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Judge ends Blagojevich's supervision
CHICAGO -- A federal judge has granted an early termination of supervised release to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said in Tuesday's order that prosecutors agree...
Jun 02, 2021 Midwest Communications
Harris to visit Guatemala and Mexico for talks on migration, economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris' first trip to Guatemala and Mexico, which aims to lower migration from the region, will focus on areas such as economic development, climate and fo...
Jun 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vice President Kamala Harris attends a meeting with CEOs from companies that are engaged with the Northern Triangle in Washington U.S., May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Thousands of Tokyo Olympics volunteers quit - NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Around 10,000 of the 80,000 volunteers who signed up to help at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have quit, broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, citing organizers. The T...
Jun 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Biden warns of echoes of Tulsa massacre in the United States today
TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) -Joe Biden on Tuesday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where hundreds of Black Americans were massacred by a white mob in 1921, a...
Jun 02, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden tours the Greenwood Cultural Center during a visit to mark the centennial anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
IL Lawmakers pass legislation to postpone primary
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers approved changes to state election law over the holiday weekend, including moving the March primary to June. The later date would only be in effect next year, h...
Jun 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Chicago to play in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Legendary rock and roll band Chicago will return to the Peoria Civic Center Theater this summer. Tickets for the July 24 show go on sale Friday, June 4 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outle...
Jun 01, 2021 (Chicagotheband.com)
Illinois lawmakers pass ethics reforms bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A series of ethics reforms made it through the Illinois House and Senate in the final hours of the spring legislative session that ended Monday night. The measure bans political f...
Jun 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden to visit Tulsa massacre site as U.S. confronts racial legacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden on Tuesday will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site of the massacre of hundreds of Black Americans by a white mob in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as he marks...
Jun 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an annual Memorial Day Service at Veterans Memorial Park, Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle, Delaware, U.S., May 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
