Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Tazewell County and Carle Health officials offering free mammograms on National Mammogram Day
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Several local healthcare facilities will be offering free mammograms on Friday, October 17, which is National Mammogram Day. The Tazewell County Health Department is partnering...
Oct 11, 2025 SimpleFoto / Depositphotos.com
Bartonville man arrested for alleged sex crimes against a minor
PEORIA, Ill.. - A Bartonville man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a girl in Peoria and Bartonville. Peoria Police say 66-year-old Joseph Braun was taken into custody for predatory criminal s...
Oct 11, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Trump to announce US drug pricing deal at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement on Friday about lowering U.S. drug prices, according to a White House official who declined to provide any additional d...
Oct 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Gazans stream towards wrecked homes as Israeli forces pull back under ceasefire
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Thousands of displaced Palestinians streamed back towards their abandoned homes on Friday after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect and Israeli troops bega...
Oct 10, 2025 Palestinians walk through a damaged neighborhood in the aftermath of an Israeli operation, after Israel's government ratified a ceasefire with Hamas, in Gaza City October 10, 2025. REUTERS/ Ebrahim Hajjaj
Judge calls feds 'unreliable,' temporarily blocks National Guard deployment to Illinois
Article Summary A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Illinois without the consent of Gov. JB Pritzker, ruling the Department of...
Oct 10, 2025 A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Venezuela's opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (Reuters) -Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting dictatorship in the country, receiving the award despite U...
Oct 10, 2025 Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures at a protest ahead of the Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno
Chicago ICE raids, National Guard troops prompt new school leaflets: 'Know your rights'
CHICAGO (Reuters) -On a chilly morning outside Nash Elementary School in a working-class Chicago neighborhood, teachers greeted students with the usual high-fives and hugs, while handing out sheets wi...
Oct 10, 2025 A person holds "Defend your rights" flyers outside Nash Elementary School, amid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's increased presence in the Chicago area, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., September 4, 2025, in this screengrab from a video. REUTERS/Eric Cox
Famed Loyola-Chicago chaplain Sister Jean dies at 106
Longtime Loyola-Chicago men's basketball chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt died on Thursday at age 106, the school announced. Known simply as Sister Jean, she gained international fame in 2018 when...
Oct 10, 2025 Mar 24, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Loyola Ramblers team chaplain Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt celebrates after defeating Kansas State Wildcats in the championship game of the South regional of the 2018 NCAA Tournament at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Peoria pastor arrested, accused of passing harmful materials to a minor
PEKIN, Ill. - The head pastor of Peoria's Riverside Community Church has been arrested for dissemination of harmful materials to a juvenile. On Sunday, Pekin Police were notified of evidence related t...
Oct 09, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
"Wildlife Scary Park" kicks off this weekend with scary fun for everyone
HANNA CITY, Ill. - Spooky train rides, thrills and chills, ghosts and ghouls are all a part of "Wildlife Scary Park" in Hanna City each October. Wildlife Prairie Park's Roberta English says they've ta...
Oct 09, 2025 (Wildlife Prairie Park)
