Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Krishnamoorthi spends $450K per week on TV ads in Senate race
Article Summary Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi raised $3.1 million and spent $5.9 million last quarter, bringing his total cash on hand at the end of September to about $18 million. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratto...
Oct 17, 2025 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi were the fundraising leaders in the Democratic Senate primary, according to quarterly finance reports. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Jerry Nowicki)
Former military leaders decry National Guard deployment in Illinois
Article Summary A group of retired military officials met with Gov. JB Pritzker and condemned the politicization of armed forces as troops march in several U.S. cities. The deployment of the National ...
Oct 17, 2025 Ret. Maj. Gen. Randy Manner condemns the use of military troops to support domestic law enforcement at an Oct. 16 news conference alongside Gov. JB Pritzker and other retired military officers. Also pictured, from left to right: Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey, Gov. JB Pritzker, Maj. Gen. William Enyart, Capt. Janessa Goldbeck, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton and Rear Adm. Michael Smith. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Israel, Hamas trade blame over truce violations, Rafah border reopening eyed but no date set
CAIRO/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded blame with Hamas o...
Oct 16, 2025 Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Dunlap School Board in heated debate over financial future
DUNLAP, Ill. (25 News) - Things got a little heated Wednesday night at the Dunlap School Board meeting over the future of district finances. 25 News reports the disagreement stems from the direction o...
Oct 16, 2025 Dunlap Schools' financial situation was a hot topic at Wednesday's meeting. (25 News)
US judge blocks Trump's plan to lay off thousands of government workers
(Reuters) -A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to halt mass layoffs of federal workers during a partial government shutdown while she considers c...
Oct 16, 2025 A man casts a shadow as he walks toward the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Firefighter suffers medical emergency on the scene of a Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria fire crews responded to a fire call early Thursday morning on W. Nowland Avenue, near N. Broadway Street. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Maroney says crews arrived just before 3:45 a....
Oct 16, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Bartonville house fire under investigation
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - The Bartonville Fire Department was called to a home on Jefferson Street, near Madison Street, Wednesday morning on reports of a fire. Bartonville Assistant Fire Chief Drew Zachman...
Oct 16, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Mike Sabol)
Pritzker tax summaries show more than $10M in 2024 income - not including trusts
Article Summary JB and MK Pritzker reported earning $10.7 million in 2024, according to tax returns released by Pritzker's campaign. The year ranks as the Pritzkers' second-highest earning year since ...
Oct 16, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker and wife MK are pictured at an event at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield in April 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Shutdown could cost US economy $15 billion a week, Treasury says
Washington (Reuters) -The two-week-old federal government shutdown may cost the U.S. economy as much as $15 billion a week in lost output, a Treasury official said late on Wednesday, correcting an ear...
Oct 16, 2025 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks as he and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a press conference on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Echevarria: Illinois' justice system is broken, but Peoria has to be part of ending juvenile violence
PEORIA, Ill. - In the wake of the recent shooting death of a 15-year-old boy and other violent crimes involving teens in Peoria, the police chief says the incidents are taking a toll on his officers. ...
Oct 15, 2025 Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria in the WMBD Radio Studios. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
