Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Grayeb seeks re-election, won't run for mayor
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Council Member Chuck Grayeb, who represents the City's 2nd District, confirms he will not run for mayor, but instead seek another term on the City Council. Grayeb has serve...
Sep 25, 2020 (City of Peoria)
Man suffers life-threatening injuries in I-74 crash
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Illinois State Police said a man suffered life-threatening injuries when two semi-trailer trucks collided around 5 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 74 near Kickapoo. The westbound se...
Sep 25, 2020
In despair, protesters take to streets for Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - People dismayed that the Louisville, Kentucky, officers who shot Breonna Taylor haven't be charged with her death have vowed to persist in their fight for justice. Many took to ...
Sep 25, 2020 Protesters march, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Authorities pleaded for calm while activists vowed to fight on Thursday in Kentucky's largest city, where a gunman wounded two police officers during anguished protests following the decision not to charge officers for killing Breonna Taylor. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Peoria library branches closed after employee tests positive for COVID
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Library's North and Lakeview branches are closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The Library's Executive Director Randall Yelverton said both branches wil...
Sep 24, 2020 MWC-Logo Credit - Peoria Public Library
Jobless claims at 870,000 as fraud and backlogs cloud data
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral pandemic is still squeezing restaurants, a...
Sep 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
Park district votes to remove Columbus statue from Bradley Park
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Park District voted 4-2 Wednesday night to remove a statue of explorer Christopher Columbus from Bradley Park, replacing it with green space. The move follows several town h...
Sep 24, 2020 (Peoria Park District)
Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is declining to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 presidential election. "We're going to have to see what happens," Trump said Wedn...
Sep 24, 2020 President Donald Trump listens during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Dismay over Breonna Taylor spills into America's streets
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Anger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor's death poured into America's streets as protesters lashed out at a cr...
Sep 24, 2020 Demonstrators march during a protest, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York, following a Kentucky grand jury's decision not to indict any police officers for the killing of Breonna Taylor. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Peoria Co. Election Commission unveils ballot drop boxes
PEORIA, Ill. -- Avoid the lines, vote by mail. The Illinois State Legislature at the end of May and Gov. J-B Pritzker at the end of June signed legislation that addressed holding an election during a ...
Sep 23, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Gale Sayers, Bears Hall of Fame running back, dies at 77
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers has died. Sayers made his mark as one of the NFL's best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendshi...
Sep 23, 2020 FILE - This is a 1970 file photo showing Chicago Bears football player Gale Sayers. Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with cancer, has died. He was 77. Nicknamed “The Kansas Comet” and considered among the best open-field runners the game has ever seen, Sayers died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/FIle)
