Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Setti named interim CEO of Chamber and CEO Council
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Boards of Directors of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and CEO Council have announced Chris Setti will be the interim CEO of both organizations until a permanent replacement ca...
Feb 24, 2020 WMBD/Jeremy Scott
Weaver proposes bill to create local minimum wages
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) says local governments, concerned about the impact a $15 minimum wage would have on local economies, should be allowed to decide what's best for...
Feb 24, 2020 Stock Photo/Office of Chuck Weaver
India pours on the pageantry with colorful welcome for Trump
AHMEDABAD, INDIA (AP) - President Donald Trump is receiving the well-wishes of hundreds of thousands of Indians as he kicks off a whirlwind 36-hour visit to India that emphasizes pageantry over policy...
Feb 24, 2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during the 'Namaste Trump' event at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Basking in adulation from a massive, colorful crowd, Trump and Modi lavished each other with praise Monday in a reaffirmation of U.S.-India ties as the subcontinent poured on the pageantry in a joyful welcome for the U.S. president. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Jussie Smollett to make 1st court appearance on new charges
CHICAGO (AP) - Actor Jussie Smollett is due to make his first court appearance on a new set of charges accusing him of lying to Chicago police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack ...
Feb 24, 2020 FILE - In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago. The latest twist in the Jussie Smollett saga is the revelation of a possible conflict of interest by the special prosecutor investigating why prosecutors dropped charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself. Dan Webb disclosed this week he once co-hosted a political fundraiser for a figure central to his investigation, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. A Cook County judge must now decide if bias or the appearance of bias renders Webb's position untenable. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
BU issues alert following robbery near campus
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University Police alerted students Sunday night to an armed robbery near campus. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of W. Main Street, near N. University....
Feb 24, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
CityLink receives funds for electric bus
PEORIA, Ill. -- CityLink in Peoria has received $1.23 million from the Edwards Settlement Fund Distribution. The settlement was the result of a 2013 lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club, Natural Resources...
Feb 21, 2020 Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD
Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new warning about Russian interference in the 2020 election is raising questions about whether the U.S. is doing enough to prevent the kind of meddling the country saw in the 2016 ...
Feb 21, 2020 FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 file photo, President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia. An Associated Press review shows the idea of Ukrainian interference took root during Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, was spread online and then amplified by Putin before some of America’s elected officials made it their truth. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Peoria crews battle garage fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters responded to a call just after 7 p.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of W. Martin. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Nate Rice said a two stall garage was on fire. "It was pr...
Feb 21, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Ex-Gov. Blagojevich on the job hunt
CHICAGO (AP) - An ex-governor and ex-con, with strong speaking skills and good hair is seeking employment. Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is in the hunt for a post-prison career. His options cou...
Feb 21, 2020 Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich acknowledges Chicago Cubs' fan Ronnie Woo Woo after a news conference outside his home Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Chicago. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump commuted Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence for political corruption. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Peoria and East Peoria Gordmans closing
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two local Gordmans stores are closing. A spokesperson for Gordmans says the Peoria location at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie and the East Peoria location in the Levee District are going...
Feb 21, 2020
