Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Shutdown may force US to close some air space next week, official sees 'mass chaos'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that if the federal government shutdown continues another week it could lead to "mass chaos" and could force him to close ...
Nov 04, 2025 U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a press conference on the impact of the government shutdown on air travel, at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Motown legends The Temptations and The Four Tops coming to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Motown legends The Temptations and The Four Tops are coming to the Prairie Home Alliance Theater in the spring. The Peoria Civic Center has announced the show is scheduled for Friday, M...
Nov 04, 2025 The Temptations and The Four Tops will make a tour stop in Peoria on May 8, 2026. (Peoria Civic Center)
US government shutdown ties record, as congressional inaction takes toll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government shutdown on Tuesday entered its 35th day, matching a record set during President Donald Trump's first term for the longest in history, as Republicans and Demo...
Nov 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People visit the Washington Monument, more than a month into the continuing U.S. government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 2, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
Greater Peoria Honor Flight makes a fifth and final trip of the year to D.C.
PEORIA, Ill. - 70 local veterans and their guardians are headed to the nation's capital Tuesday morning with the Greater Peoria Honor Flight's fifth trip of the year. Organizer Luke Rosenbaum tells WM...
Nov 04, 2025 (Greater Peoria Honor Flight)
Dick Cheney, powerful former US vice president who pushed for Iraq war, dies at 84
(Reuters) -Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 who was considered by presidential historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history has died at a...
Nov 04, 2025 Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada February 24, 2017. REUTERS/David Becker
Resident arrested after apartment fire in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A resident was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly starting a fire in their apartment, which also damaged three other units in downtown Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston s...
Nov 04, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
For first time in long US government shutdown, hints of progress toward reopening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The first glimmers toward ending a near-record long federal government shutdown were seen in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, as leading Senate Republicans and Democrats talked of a p...
Nov 04, 2025 People walk along the National Mall, in view of the U.S. Capitol building, more than a month into the continuing U.S. government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 2, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
Rockers 38 Special making a stop in Peoria this winter
PEORIA, Ill. - Southern rockers 38 Special are coming to Peoria's Prairie Home Alliance Theater this winter. The Peoria Civic Center says the show is scheduled for Friday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m. Cele...
Nov 03, 2025 38 Special is set to perform at Peoria's Prairie Home Alliance Theater on Feb. 6.
(Photo courtesy of the Peoria Civic Center)
Duffy says he would shutter US airspace if he thought it was unsafe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday the Trump administration would shutter the U.S. aviation system if he thought an ongoing government shutdown was making it too ris...
Nov 03, 2025 U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attends a press conference to discuss the impact of the government shutdown on air safety workers and travel at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski
Health departments suggest preventative measures ahead of flu season
PEORIA, Ill. - With respiratory illness season coming, the three Tri-County Health Departments (Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford) recommend residents start taking preventative measures now. Based on his...
Nov 03, 2025 Subbotina / Depositphotos.com
