Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Children's Home receives $130K grant
PEORIA,Ill. -- Peoria's Children's Home has received a huge grant. Impact Central Illinois, a women's giving organization headed up by co-founder Laurie Weaver, surprised the Children's Home Associati...
Jun 10, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Children's Home)
George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried
HOUSTON (AP) - Hundreds of mourners packed a Houston church Tuesday for the funeral of George Floyd, he black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice. His body will be...
Jun 09, 2020 Pallbearers bring the coffin into The Fountain of Praise church in Houston for the funeral for George Floyd on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis Police officers on May 25. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Local restaurants reopen with indoor service despite state guidelines
PEORIA, Ill. -- Despite state orders from Springfield, some local restaurants have reopened with indoor service. On Monday, Peoria's Pizza Ranch, located at 4114 N. Brandywine Drive, announced on its ...
Jun 09, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Pizza Ranch Peoria)
Activists hold second peaceful protest in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Young Revolution, a local group advocating for unity in Peoria, organized the "Are We Next" rally downtown on Sunday. The event began at the Peoria County Courthouse. Organizers led a ...
Jun 08, 2020
Man injured in second shooting overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two shootings in Peoria in less than two hours. Peoria Police responded around 3:15 a.m. Monday to a shooting in the 700 block of W. Nowland. "A ShotSpotter alert was received indicati...
Jun 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
Triple shooting overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded at approximately 1:41 a.m. Monday to a ShotSpotter alert that was received indicating multiple shots fired in the 2700 block of Krause. Officers located a victi...
Jun 08, 2020
Center for Prevention of Abuse gearing up for annual race
PEORIA, Ill. -- Ducks are on sale now. The Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria has begun selling ducks for its annual Duck Race scheduled for the end of August. The Center's Executive Director Ca...
Jun 07, 2020 (Center for Prevention of Abuse)
Chicago mayor lifts curfew and reopens downtown
CHICAGO (AP) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot has lifted Chicago's curfew and the city has reopened downtown train stations and allowed full bus service to resume following days of protests that largely remain...
Jun 07, 2020 A demonstrator gives a bottled of water to a Chicago Police officer during march for Justice in honor of George Floyd Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Chicago. Floyd, a black man, died after he was restrained in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. Demonstrators who gathered at Union Park marched through the city's West Side on Saturday afternoon, as the city prepared for another weekend of rallies. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
State COVID roundup 6/7: Illinois' positivity rate reaches 5%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The hospitalization of Illinois' COVID-19 cases continues to fall. The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday reported the preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate for...
Jun 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
Class of 2020: Battle-scarred and resilient amid new crises
(AP) -- They are the Class of 2020, born in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks and coming of age in another tumultuous time. The Associated Press spoke with and photographed several graduating high s...
Jun 07, 2020 MWC-Graduation - FLICKER
