Author Archives: Julia Bradley
West Peoria cancels 4th of July parade
WEST PEORIA, Ill. -- Due to safety concerns, West Peoria has decided to cancel this year's 4th of July Parade. In a news release, city officials said Thursday that after speaking with the Peoria City/...
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U.S. economy accelerates in first quarter; jobless claims edge lower
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, fueled by massive government aid to households and businesses, charting the course for what is expected will be the strong...
Apr 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Caterpillar sees increases in Q1 2021
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Caterpillar announced first-quarter sales and revenue of $11.9 billion on Thursday, up from $10.6 billion in the first quarter of 2020, a 12% increase. CAT officials said higher pro...
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Biden pleads for unity, warns of Chinese threat, in speech to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden proposed a sweeping new $1.8 trillion plan in a speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, pleading with Republican lawmakers to work with him on div...
Apr 29, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress as President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) react in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S. April 28, 2021. Chip Somodevillaat/Pool via REUTERS
Indians rush for vaccines as coronavirus toll tops 200,000
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indians struggled to register online for a mass vaccination drive set to begin next month as the country's toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, worsened by ...
Apr 28, 2021 Shruti Saha, who had been waiting since Tuesday night for her turn to get an oxygen cylinder refilled for her mother, reacts after she was informed about her mother's death, outside a refilling workshop, in New Delhi, India, April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Fully vaccinated people can unmask outdoors in some cases: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - Fully vaccinated people can safely engage in outdoor activities like walking and hiking without wearing masks but should continue to use face-coverings in public spaces where they are requ...
Apr 27, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A group of people walk wearing protective masks head to a restaurant as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions are eased in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., April 4, 2021. REUTERS/Emily Elconin/File Photo
Tazewell County to offer E-Certify marriage licenses
PEKIN, Ill. -- Tazewell County residents will soon be able to access certified copies of their marriage licenses online, rather than having to come to the County Clerk's Office to obtain them. "You ne...
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Biden raises minimum wage for federal contractors to $15/hour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday will continue his push for a national $15 minimum wage with an executive order that raises pay to at least that level for hundreds of thousands of...
Apr 27, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his infrastructure plan during an event to tout the plan at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Peoria Civic Center announces first new shows
PEORIA, Ill. -- After being closed for over a year, the Peoria Civic Center has begun filling in its calendar with events later this year and in 2022. On Monday, the Civic Center announced that on Sep...
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Police 'executed' Black man in North Carolina shooting, lawyers say
(Reuters) -Attorneys for the family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot by sheriff's deputies in North Carolina during an attempted arrest last week, said body camera footage showed Brown had been "...
Apr 27, 2021 Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II and Chief Deputy Daniel Fogg explaining why they still haven't released the bodycam footage of Andrew Brown Jr killing in this still image taken from a social media video in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, U.S. April 24, 2021. Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office via REUTERS
