Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Early morning fire displaces 12 in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called around 3:20 a.m. Monday to the 2000 block of W. Millman Street on reports of a fire. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Morgan said upon arrival, crews fo...
Jun 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Noose found in garage stall of Bubba Wallace
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - NASCAR says it's investigating the discovery of a noose in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace on Sunday at the NASCAR race in Talladega, Alabama. Wallace is the only full-time Bl...
Jun 22, 2020 Bubba Wallace waits for the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, June 14, 2020, in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Stabbing in Peoria leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police confirm a man was stabbed in the leg just after 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1600 block of W. Millman. "A female was taken into custody at the scene and arrested for aggravate...
Jun 22, 2020
Overnight crash leaves one dead in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police confirm a crash reported just before 11 p.m. Sunday claimed one person's life. The accident happened in the 2300 block of SW Jefferson. Police did not indicate how many p...
Jun 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
President Trump issues message on Juneteenth
UNDATED (AP) -- President Donald Trump issued a presidential message on Juneteenth in which he noted "the unimaginable injustice of slavery and the incomparable joy that must have attended emancipatio...
Jun 19, 2020 A uniformed U.S. Secret Service police stands watch as signs of protest cover a barrier in front of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Trump says he will renew effort to end DACA protections
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he will renew his administration's effort to end legal protections for young immigrants after Supreme Court blocked the first try. The U.S. Supreme Court ...
Jun 19, 2020
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce has a new leader
PEORIA,Ill. -- The Greater Peoria Business Alliance Friday announced the selection of Joshua Gunn as the new President & CEO of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. "I am honored to have been appo...
Jun 19, 2020
University of Illinois announces fall in-person instruction
URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials say in-person instruction will take place at the school in the fall, with COVID-19 safety precautions in place to protect students if the state has...
Jun 19, 2020 In this Nov. 20, 2015 photo, University of Illinois students walk across the Main Quad on campus in Urbana, Ill. The university admitted instate students with slightly lower ACT scores this fall to boost its enrollment of students from Illinois. (AP Photo/David Mercer)
Heart of Illinois Fair postponed
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Heart of Illinois Fair Board of Directors have announced on the fair's Facebook page that they have decided to postpone the 2020 Heart of Illinois Fair. The HOI Fair was set to tak...
Jun 18, 2020 (Heart of Illinois Face Facebook)
Car crashes into Pekin storefront
PEKIN, Ill. -- Illinois State Police and Pekin Police were called to the Pekin Gun and Sporting Goods store, located at 281 Derby Street, Thursday morning. A car apparently crashed into the front of t...
Jun 18, 2020
