Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Dream Center Peoria responds to increased need for food
PEORIA, Ill. - Dream Center Peoria is launching an emergency relief effort to help families worried about having enough food on the table. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits fro...
Oct 30, 2025 (Dream Center Peoria Facebook)
Illinois school report card continues to show wide achievement gaps
Story summary: The 2025 school report card is the first one based on a new grading system that uses lower cut scores for proficiency in English language arts and math. State officials say the old syst...
Oct 30, 2025 Students sit in a classroom. (Photo by Kenny Eliason, Unsplash)
Local shelter foresees cost struggles for pet owners
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A potential pause in federal food assistance due to the ongoing government shutdown could impact local pet owners, forcing difficult choices between feeding their families and...
Oct 30, 2025 Mara 1 / CC
House passes energy bill amid debate over costs to consumers
Article Summary House lawmakers passed a sweeping energy reform bill along party lines Wednesday evening. The bill would create new incentives for energy storage, allow construction of new nuclear pow...
Oct 30, 2025 Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, speaks about his energy legislation during House floor debate on Oct. 29, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
States to urge US judge to block Trump administration from suspending food benefits
BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge in Boston will consider on Thursday whether to block President Donald Trump's administration from moving forward with plans to suspend food aid for millions of Americ...
Oct 30, 2025 A member of the National Guard packs food at a Los Angeles Regional Food Bank facility, as nearly 42 million Americans face a potential lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, known as food stamps, due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
Fed lowers rates, but Powell suggests move may be the last of 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A policy divide within the U.S. central bank and a lack of federal government data may put another interest rate cut out of reach this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell s...
Oct 30, 2025 U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the Fed cut interest rates by quarter of a percentage point, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
House transit bill 'not going forward,' Pritzker says as he opposes new revenue forms
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker spoke out against multiple proposed new revenue sources to fund public transportation, including a tax on billionaires' assets and allowing speed cameras to be install...
Oct 29, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker appears skeptical as he takes a reporter’s question about a transit bill filed in the Illinois House the evening prior to his Wednesday, Oct. 29, news conference in Taylorville. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Lawmakers advance bill allowing public officials to conceal personal information
Article Summary New legislation would allow state lawmakers, constitutional officers and state's attorneys, among others, to request that their personal information be redacted on public websites. Pub...
Oct 29, 2025 State Rep. Katie Stuart presents her bill aimed at protecting public officials from doxing on the Illinois House floor on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria adopts $300M budget with increased spending, but flat tax rate
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The Peoria City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved a nearly $301 million budget for next year, with a focus on improving infrastructure and paying more for employee...
Oct 29, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Caterpillar beats estimates as AI boom drives energy equipment demand
(Reuters) -Caterpillar topped third-quarter profit and revenue estimates on Wednesday as a boom in AI technologies drove demand for its energy equipment, sending its shares up about 4% before the bell...
Oct 29, 2025 The company logo for Caterpillar is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
