Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Washington honors 9/11 victims with remembrance ceremony
WASHINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - The 24th anniversary of the September 11th attacks is this Thursday, but people gathered in Washington on Sunday to remember thousands of lives that were lost that day. A ...
Sep 08, 2025 Washington honored the thousands of people who died in the 9/11 attacks on Sunday with a remembrance ceremony. (25 News)
Rick Davies, Supertramp co-founder and singer, dies at 81
LONDON (Reuters) -Rick Davies, the Supertramp vocalist and songwriter behind some of the British rock band's best known hits such as "Goodbye Stranger" and "My Kind Of Lady," has died at the age of 81...
Sep 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Supertramp rock group member Rick Davis, (L), vocals and keyboards, and John Helliweil,(R) sax, both founding members of Supertramp, perform during their first concert of the 2002 world tour " One More for the Road" in Benidorm, Spain April 18, 2002. REUTERS/Heino Kalis PH/File Photo
Israel has accepted Trump's Gaza ceasefire proposal, foreign minister says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel has accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from U.S President Donald Trump, Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference with his Hungar...
Sep 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar attends a press conference with the Danish Foreign Minister(not pictured) in Jerusalem September 7, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/via REUTERS/File Photo
Trump's threats present Chicago's unpopular mayor with opportunity and risk
CHICAGO (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's threats to send immigration agents and National Guard troops to Chicago could breathe new life into the sputtering political career of Brandon Johnson, the ...
Sep 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, in front of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, speaks during a press conference on reports of federal deployments in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo
A day of fun returns to the riverfront Sunday with Go! Day Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Go! Day returns to the Peoria Riverfront on Sunday. Allison Keiser tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan", the event is about building connections in the community. "We want to make sure that our ...
Sep 06, 2025 Go! Day Peoria is this Sunday near the Peoria RIverfront Museum. (Choose Greater Peoria)
US job growth slows sharply in August, unemployment rate ticks higher
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The pace of U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August, and the unemployment rate increased, pointing to signs of slowing labor market conditions and boosting expectations...
Sep 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File photo
IDJJ's Monarch Youth Center opens in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) this week celebrated the grand opening of a new youth center that will serve youth from Central Illinois who are in state custody. Th...
Sep 05, 2025 The new Monarch Youth Center in Lincoln. (Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice website)
Trump to rename Department of Defense the 'Department of War,' official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense the "Department of War," a White House official said on Thursday, a mov...
Sep 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing conducts training exercises through Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing is conducting scheduled full-scale training exercises into the weekend to enhance combat readiness skills. In a Facebook post, a guard...
Sep 05, 2025 Peoria's Air National Guard facility in Bartonville. (182nd Airlift Wing Facebook page)
7th annual Brownfest in Washington this weekend
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Brownfest returns to Washington this weekend. The event, put on by KB Strong, honors Washington Basketball Coach Kevin Brown. "He passed away from Glioblastoma in 2019, and Brownfes...
Sep 05, 2025 (KB-Strong Foundation)
