Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Jury finds teen guilty of murder in June shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A guilty verdict was handed down to Zaveon Marks, the 14-year-old charged in the shooting death of another teen in June. The jury ruled Wednesday that Marks wass guilty of one...
Oct 31, 2019 (25 News)
Easterseals Central Illinois celebrates 100 years
PEORIA, Ill. -- Easterseals Central Illinois has spent a century helping children with developmental delays and disabilities. CEO and President Steve Thompson told WMBD's Greg and Dan, the organizatio...
Oct 30, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Collins: A wintry mix and snow through Halloween
PEORIA, Ill. -- A chilly rain Wednesday afternoon will change to a wintry mix by evening, then change over to snow through Thursday morning, according to news partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck...
Oct 30, 2019 Snow-covered pumpkins sit on crates in the pumpkin patch at the United Methodist Church of Sea Cliff in Sea Cliff, N.Y. on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. A classic nor'easter is causing snow up the East Coast, unseasonal for this time of year. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
Peoria’s Gander Outdoors closed, no reason specified
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Gander Outdoors, which replaced Gander Mountain at the same location at 5114 West Holiday Drive near the Shoppes at Grand Prairie in Peoria, has closed. A sign posted on the d...
Oct 30, 2019 (25 News)
Potential listeria contamination leads to apples recall
AURORA, Ill. (AP) - A county health department in Illinois says a Michigan company voluntarily is recalling nearly 2,300 cases of apples due to potential listeria contamination. Kane County health off...
Oct 29, 2019
'Get Covered Illinois' enrollment begins Friday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Insurance says rates for 'Get Covered Illinois' insurance plans are the same or lower than last year. The On-Exchange Marketplace offers 142 plans for t...
Oct 29, 2019 getcovered.illinois.gov
Jury selected for teen's murder trial in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- 14-year-old Zaveon Marks was in court Monday for jury selection in his murder trial. The jury consists of five women and seven men. Marks faces two counts of first-degree murder in the...
Oct 29, 2019 Midwest Communications
Peoria to host Ring kick-off this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. --Peoria will host a kick-off event Saturday, Nov. 2 for its Subsidy Match Program to provide residents with a discount towards select Ring home security devices. The event, for qualifyin...
Oct 28, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
State Rep. Mike Unes joins UnityPoint Health
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois State Rep. Mike Unes has been named the new Vice President of UnityPoint Health's Methodist Proctor Foundation. The five-term legislator announced last week that he would not ...
Oct 28, 2019
Trump's visit to Chicago creates stir before he even arrives
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's visit to Chicago is stirring up a tempest even before he arrives. It's a city that he's derided as the poster child of urban violence and dysfunctional Democ...
Oct 28, 2019 FILE- In this Oct. 21, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. President Donald Trump has spent a lot of time bashing Chicago, and now he's coming to visit. In his first trip to Chicago since his election, the president is scheduled to address the 2019 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference on Monday OCT. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais File)
