Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Child hospitalized after hayride accident in Creve Coeur
CREVE COEUR, Ill. -- Six children were injured after small carts that were part of a hayride tipped over. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon during a Halloween event at Creve Coeur Christian Churc...
Oct 28, 2019 (25 News)
Pritzker favors legislation allowing college athletes' pay
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is endorsing legislation that would allow college athletes in the state to make money from endorsements. During a Sunday interview on WGN-Radio, Pritzker sai...
Oct 28, 2019
Chicago strike negotiations ongoing, classes canceled
CHICAGO (AP) - More than 300,000 Chicago students will miss another day of classes as teachers in the nation's third-largest school district remain on strike. As contract talks between Chicago Public ...
Oct 28, 2019 Striking Chicago teachers march Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Chicago. The protest was timed to coincide with Mayor Lori Lightfoot's first budget address. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
Arson suspected in early morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A fire in Peoria overnight appears to have been intentionally set. Crews responded around 4:15 a.m. Saturday to a home in the 1600 block of S. Charles. The home was fully engulfed in f...
Oct 26, 2019 Midwest Communications
'Tireless Project' returns for final collection of the year
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Tireless Project returns for its final collection of 2019. The monthly collection of unwanted tires takes place at JIMAX, located at 2000 W. Clark Street in Peoria. Hours of collec...
Oct 26, 2019
Bergner's building to be demolished
PEORIA, Ill. -- The empty Bergner's building at Sheridan Village, at Lake and Sheridan in Peoria, could be a pile of dust in the near future. Ross Black, Community Development Director with the City o...
Oct 26, 2019 (25 News)
Fight on W. Main leads to stabbing in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday to a business in the 600 block of W. Main Street for an altercation. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the busin...
Oct 25, 2019 25 News
State Rep. Mike Unes will not run for re-election
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois State Rep. Mike Unes has announced that he will not run for re-election in 2020. The Republican, who represents Illinois' 91st District, announced Thursday that he will f...
Oct 25, 2019 Illinois Rep. Michael Unes, R-Pekin, speaks to students during the TECH 2016 Exhibition in the rotunda of the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
Illinois reports 2nd vaping-related death
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a second state resident has died after being hospitalized for a vaping-related lung injury. The department on Thursday re...
Oct 25, 2019 In this photo made on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, a woman uses her vaping device in Harmony, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Al Fresco Park lease agreement approved by Heights board
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Plans for a revival of the Al Fresco Park in Peoria Heights is a step closer to reality. The Peoria Heights Village Board on Tuesday night approved a lease agreement with devel...
Oct 24, 2019 KDB Group
