Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria's Crew 309 promotes wellness and support for breast cancer survivors
PEORIA, Ill. - Cancer Recovery Empowering Women...that's the mission of Peoria's Crew 309. The rowing crew has 75 members who train year-round on land and on the Illinois River. Co-founder Lindsey Vla...
Oct 03, 2025 Members of Crew 309 rowing team on the Illinois River. (crew309.org)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentencing hearing on prostitution-related charges kicks off
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs sentencing hearing on prostitution-related charges kicked off on Friday, with prosecutors pushing for the hip-hop mogul to spend more than a decade in prison and...
Oct 03, 2025 Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as lawyer Alexandra Shapiro argues during a hearing over his bid to overturn his conviction on charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, at a courtroom in New York, U.S., September 25, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Trump's powers in spotlight as new Supreme Court term looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court is set to scrutinize presidential powers in major cases during its new term opening on Monday, including the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs a...
Oct 03, 2025 The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Peoria County celebrates its Bicentennial with a bash this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County's celebrating its bicentennial with a block party this weekend. County Board Member Rob Reneau says Saturday's event downtown will include food trucks, live music and all ...
Oct 03, 2025 (peoriacounty.gov)
Duo charged in connection with Peoria homicide of a 15-year-old boy
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A teenager and a man have been charged for their alleged involvement in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy on Tuesday in Peoria. 25 News reports that 18-year-old Curtis J...
Oct 03, 2025 18-year-old Curtis Jones and 27-year-old Jafari Robinson were indicted Thursday for their alleged involvement in the death of a 15-year-old boy on Tuesday in Peoria. (Peoria Co. Jail)
US Senate to vote on dueling plans to end shutdown, though neither likely to pass
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate will vote again on Friday on dueling Democratic and Republican plans to end a government shutdown now entering its third day, though there is no sign that either ...
Oct 03, 2025 A view of the U.S. Capitol dome, following a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 2, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Suspect arrested for convenience store shooting Thursday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested a man Thursday afternoon for reportedly shooting another man at a convenience store. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called to the University C...
Oct 03, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria's One-Way to Two-Way Conversion Project begins new phase on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Works is two years into a two-and-a-half year project converting Adams Street and Jefferson Avenue downtown from one-way to two-way traffic. Public Works' Nick McMillion s...
Oct 02, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Peoria County Coroner releases the name of 15-year-old homicide victim
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner's Office has identified the teenager shot to death inside a Peoria home Wednesday morning. In a Facebook post, Coroner Jamie Harwood says 15-year-old Keyaun Sc...
Oct 02, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
US unemployment rate likely steady at 4.3% in September, Chicago Fed says
(Reuters) -The U.S. unemployment rate likely was 4.3% in September, unchanged from August, according to a new "real-time" estimate from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago published on Thursday. It wa...
Oct 02, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A ?Help Wanted? sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
