Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Kurdish official says Turkey targeting civilians
WASHINGTON (AP) - A spokesman for the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force in northern Syria says Turkish warplanes have started targeting "civilian areas" in northern Syria. Mustafa Bali of the Syrian Democ...
Oct 09, 2019 Members of Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (former FSA) flash the V-sign as they drive back to Turkey after they went in for some time on inspection according to the Turkish police entourage in the same area at the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long threatened to send troops into northeastern Syria to clear the border region of Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Turkey considers a serious security threat. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
PPS seeking input on 'snow day' learning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools is looking for input on snow day learning from home. Last year, the Illinois State Board of Education allowed school districts to impliment 'work from home' days, ...
Oct 09, 2019
White House, Democrats spar over rules for impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and Democrats in the House of Representatives are headed toward a battle royal over what exactly the Constitution means when it says the "sole power of impeachment" l...
Oct 09, 2019
Ambassador Sondland won't appear before House panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - An attorney for Ambassador Gordon Sondland says the State Department has directed Sondland not to appear for his scheduled interview before a joint House committee taking depositions...
Oct 08, 2019 Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee arrives for a formerly planned joint committee deposition with Ambassador Gordon Sondland, with the transcript to be part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The Trump Administration ordered Ambassador Sondland not to appear. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
New book highlights the life of Bob Michel
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A familiar sign marks the Illinois River bridge bearing the name Bob Michel. His 38 years in Congress earned him the respect of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Mond...
Oct 08, 2019 FILE - In this photo taken Oct. 29, 2013, former House Minority Leader Bob Michel speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. A former aide says Michel has died at age 93. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Pekin restaurant suffers extensive damage in fire
Pekin Firefighters were called to the Godfather's Pizza, located at 2111 Court Street, early Monday morning for a structure fire. According to the restaurant's Facebook page, no one was injured in the...
Oct 07, 2019 Midwest Communications
OSF announces changes to Women's Lifestyle Show
Changes to the Women's Lifestyle Show. OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center has announced it will offer free admission to this year's upcoming Women's Lifestyle Show at the end of the mo...
Oct 07, 2019 OSF HealthCare
Woman hospitalized after apartment fire
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- A woman was hospitalized after an apartment fire in Chillicothe early Monday morning. Fire Chief Van Thompson said fire broke out around 5 a.m. in apartment eight in the 300 block...
Oct 07, 2019 25 News
Info from 2nd whistleblower could undercut Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The disclosure of a second whistleblower threatens to undermine arguments made by President Donald Trump and his allies that a whistleblower complaint was improperly filed because it...
Oct 07, 2019 President Donald Trump gestures while speaking to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, before his departure to nearby Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Pritzker spends $850K of his money to fix Governor's Mansion
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is spending $850,000 of his own money to continue renovations to the historic Illinois Governor's Mansion. The upgrades include fixing tile on the first floor, remode...
Oct 07, 2019
