Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria crews keeping roads safe after latest snowfall
PEORIA, Ill. -- Snow fighters hit the streets in Peoria Saturday around 5:30 a.m. -- working all 17 routes to ensure the main roads are in safe and prime condition for area motorists. According to Dep...
Jan 16, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Pritzker activates Illinois National Guard to protect the capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The F-B-I has warned that protests may be planned leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in all 50 state capitols. Gov. J-B Pritzker has said the state is tak...
Jan 16, 2021
Retired doctors and more syringes: Biden lays out plan to get America vaccinated
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said he would order increased production of syringes and other supplies to ramp up vaccinations against COVID-19 and improve upon ...
Jan 16, 2021 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks about his plan to administer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the U.S. population as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens during a news conference at Biden's transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to 'capture and assassinate' officials - filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week's siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that ...
Jan 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump battle with police at the west entrance of the Capitol during a "Stop the Steal" protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. U.S. January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits surged last week, confirming a weakening in labor market conditions as a worsening COVID-19 pand...
Jan 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Bitter Senate impeachment trial of Trump could bog down Biden's first days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second impeachment of President Donald Trump by the U.S. House of Representatives, for inciting last week's deadly rampage at the Capitol, could set off a bitter Senate figh...
Jan 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks as he announces members of economics and jobs team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Police reforms bill clears IL House, heads for Pritzker's desk
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A controversial police reform bill has passed the Illinois House, hours after it passed in the Illinois Senate. The House approved the Criminal Justice Reform bill, HB 6353, Wedne...
Jan 13, 2021 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Acting U.S. attorney general warns insurrectionists against further attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen warned potential domestic terrorists against further attacks as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office after pro-Trump insu...
Jan 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen speaks at a a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., October 21, 2020. He was deputy attorney general at the time. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Pool/File Photo/File Photo
Illinois Senate passes police reform bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Early Wednesday morning, the Illinois Senate passed House Bill 3653, formerly House Bill 163, a criminal justice reform proposal. State Sen. Win Stoller, (R-Germantown Hills), vot...
Jan 13, 2021
Welch becomes top candidate for IL House Speaker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch is now the top contender to take over as Illinois House Speaker. The Hillside Democrat could become Illinois' first Black House Speaker if he garners 60...
Jan 13, 2021 (emanuelchriswelch.com)
