Author Archives: Julia Bradley

What's the story behind the wild animal sculptures popping up around Peoria? Monte de Gallo is the larger than life alter ego of local area artist Nic Di Caro's Sculptures by Monte. "Monte is everyone...

(AP) - Hurricane Dorian has gained fearsome new muscle as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, bearing down on the Bahamas as it edges closer to Florida's east coast. Millions of people in Flori...

Bradley University Police issued a safety alert early Saturday morning after two students said they were threatened with a gun. According to the BU Police Facebook page, they were in a vehicle a few b...

(AP) - There was never a better laugh line in all of sitcomania and, in her signature role as Rhoda, Valerie Harper nailed it. Eyeing a piece of candy with desire yet trepidation, Rhoda cracks, "I don...

(AP) - Ford is recalling more than 550,000 trucks and SUVs in North America because seat backs may not properly restrain people in a crash. The recall covers certain 2018 through 2020 F-150 pickups, 2...

A Canton facility is one of five sites to be approved for a "same-site" cannabis license in Illinois. Salveo Health & Wellness Dispensary, located at 3104 N. Main Street in Canton, is the only Cen...

(AP) - Unsure where Hurricane Dorian is going to land over Labor Day weekend, many Florida residents faced a sense of helplessness as the storm approaches. In a video he tweeted Thursday evening, Pres...

Peoria's Tireless Project is back. The monthly collection of unwanted tires for Peoria residents will resume at JIMAX, located at 2000 W. Clark Street in Peoria. Hours of collection are planned for 8-...

Two schools were placed on a soft lockdown Thursday morning after a shooting nearby, Peoria Police confirm. St. Philomena Catholic School, located at 3216 N. Emery Avenue and Thomas Jefferson Primary ...

(Chicago)- As students across the state head back to school, the Illinois Lottery announced today a record $731 million contribution to the State of Illinois' Common School Fund for Fiscal Year 2019, ...