Author Archives: Julia Bradley
National Guard begins patrol near Chicago as two courts weigh Trump deployments
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Courts in Illinois and Oregon on Thursday will weigh the objections of Democratic governors to President Donald Trump's National Guard deployments in those states, as soldiers began...
Oct 09, 2025 Members of the National Guard walk near the White House on the National Mall after U.S. President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago
Air travelers rethink plans as US government shutdown causes flight delays, cancellations
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The federal government shutdown is hamstringing the U.S. travel industry, and its effects are worsening as the stalemate in Congress continues. Travelers are starting to cancel tri...
Oct 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Travelers pass through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security screening at Hollywood Burbank Airport during the first day of a partial U.S. government shutdown in Burbank, California, U.S., October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo
Celebrations erupt in Gaza, Israel on news of deal to end two-year war
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Palestinians and the families of Israeli hostages broke into wild celebrations on Thursday after news of a pact between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza an...
Oct 09, 2025 People celebrate holding Israeli flags after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, at the "Hostages square", in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
PPD: Man arrested days after a Peoria woman was shot in the chest
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have arrested a man several days after a 34-year-old woman was shot in the chest. The victim was taken to a hospital early Sunday morning in stable condition. On Monday, p...
Oct 09, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office-Peoria County Jail)
"Dancing with the Stars" national will be stopping in Peoria in March
PEORIA, Ill. - Dancing with the Stars-Live is coming back to Peoria this winter. Fan-favorite pros from the show are making a stop on their national tour at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater on Sunday...
Oct 08, 2025 Dancing with the Stars LIVE is coming to Peoria on Sunday, March 1.
(Peoria Civic Center)
Man arrested as suspect in setting California's deadly Palisades Fire, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people, a law enforcement official familiar with...
Oct 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A home waiting for debris removal following the Palisades Fire is pictured in the Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo
Joan Bennett Kennedy, wife of late US Senator Ted Kennedy, has died, Boston Globe reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of a U.S. senator, the mother of a congressman and the sister-in-law of a slain president, has died at the age of 89, the Boston Globe report...
Oct 08, 2025 Joan Kennedy, first wife of late former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, gets a standing ovation as she is recognized at the dedication ceremony for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, in Boston March 30, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Schnucks supplier issues pasta salad recall due to potential Listeria contamination
ST. LOUIS - A Schnucks supplier has issued a recall for a pasta salad that may be contaminated with Listeria. Schnucks said in a release on Wednesday that Fresh Creative Foods, a division of Reser's F...
Oct 08, 2025 (Schnucks Facebook)
Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy militar...
Oct 08, 2025 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker talks with NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep during a visit to the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen, days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence in the city along with stepped-up immigration enforcement actions carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Pathway Ministries leader prepares for "Conversations on a Bench" Thursday-Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of Peoria's Pathway Ministries is getting ready to spend 24 hours on a bench. In conjunction with World Homelessness Day, Pathway Ministries' Jon Rocke says he'll be there to r...
Oct 08, 2025 (Pathway Ministries, Peoria, IL)
