Author Archives: TJ Carson
Dog rescued from house fire in Dunlap
DUNLAP, Ill. - One lucky dog in Dunlap helped alert authorities to a house fire Wednesday night. Dunlap Fire says a Peoria County Sheriff's deputy was patrolling near 4th and Ash just before 8:45 P.M....
Mar 19, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Bailey says campaign will focus on Chicago area after rough primary night in suburbs
Article Summary Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey said his campaign will focus heavily on the Chicago area. Bailey heavily lost suburban counties in Tuesday's primary that he won four yea...
Mar 18, 2026 Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey speaks to reporters following a Republican Party breakfast in Naperville on March 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Israel steps up Beirut strikes, hits bridges in south Lebanon
BEIRUT, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel stepped up airstrikes on Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and destroying a 10-storey building near the city centre in the third week of its war with ...
Mar 18, 2026 Flames engulf a building following an Israeli air strike in Beirut, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Lebanon, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Man injured after early Wednesday morning South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was listed in stable condition after reportedly being shot early Wednesday morning in South Peoria. Peoria Police officers responded after 22 shots were fired in the area of Steub...
Mar 18, 2026
Metro Centre business shut down after truck crashes into building
PEORIA, Ill. - A business in Peoria's Metro Centre is shut down for the day after a truck crashed into its building on Wednesday. Peoria Fire says crews were dispatched to the Penn Station Subs just a...
Mar 18, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Turnout low for Tuesday's primary election across central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - Not too many people in central Illinois turned up at the polls on Tuesday. After the primary elections, Peoria County reported turnout at 18.3%. Tazewell County reported a turnout of 18...
Mar 18, 2026 A sign indicates one of the polling locations in Morton, at Community United Church of Christ, on Election Day 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fed leaves rates unchanged, sticks with single cut in 2026 despite higher inflation
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and projected higher inflation, steady unemployment and only a single reduction in borrowing costs this yea...
Mar 18, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Renovations continue at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Political will grows for data center regulations as POWER Act remains in committee
Article Summary The newly introduced POWER Act seeks to regulate new data centers built in Illinois and address concerns about their effects on energy prices, water and the environment. Some Illinois ...
Mar 18, 2026 While the AI race sparked heightened interest in data centers, most of the centers in the state are multi-tenant retail centers — shared by numerous organizations and highly connected with telecommunications, cloud computing and other providers. The Digital Realty center on Chicago’s South loop is an example. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
Croke leads Democratic comptroller race as downstate voters dominate GOP primaries
Article Summary Margaret Croke - Gov. JB Pritzker's hand-picked candidate for comptroller - held an election night lead of about 2.3% Tuesday night, although the Associated Press had not called the ra...
Mar 17, 2026 State Rep. Margaret Croke, pictured on the House floor, held a lead in the race to replace Susana Mendoza as comptroller on Tuesday night. The Associated Press had not called the race as of 10 p.m. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Easy primary election night for State House and Senate candidates
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-area candidates for State Representative and Senate Senate did not break a sweat on Tuesday's elections. No one running for central Illinois-area seats in the State House and Sen...
Mar 17, 2026
