Author Archives: TJ Carson
Hearing held for proposed business development district at Peoria's Glen Hollow
PEORIA, Ill. - There were not many voices Tuesday night, but they were against a proposed sales tax for Peoria's Glen Hollow shopping center. The proposal would create a business development district ...
Sep 25, 2025 (D. Joseph Construction)
Judge rules feds can't block Illinois' disaster funding in response to immigration laws
Article Summary Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul won a court order barring the Trump administration from withholding federal emergency funding for Illinois because it is a "sanctuary state." A ju...
Sep 25, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Deputy injured after crash in Tazewell County early Thursday morning
GREEN VALLEY, Ill. - A Tazewell County Sheriff's deputy was injured after a crash early Thursday morning in rural Green Valley. The sheriff's office says the deputy's vehicle was parked southbound alo...
Sep 25, 2025 Will Stevenson/1470-100.3 WMBD
Pipe burst at Tazewell County animal shelter
PEKIN, Ill. - A Tazewell County animal shelter is asking for help after a pipe burst overnight. In a Facebook post, TAPS in Pekin says its building was flooded after the pipe burst sometime between We...
Sep 25, 2025 (TAPS Pekin)
Doctors dismiss Trump's warnings, reassure pregnant women Tylenol is OK if needed
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Doctors are already facing worried women asking whether taking Tylenol during pregnancy can cause autism in their children just days after U.S. President Donald Trump urged women to...
Sep 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Tylenol is displayed for sale at a pharmacy in New York City, New York, U.S., September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Woodford County fatal crash victim identified by Peoria County Coroner
PEORIA, Ill. - The victim in a fatal crash involving a motorcycle Tuesday morning in Woodford County has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 42-year-old Allen Skaggs of Normal su...
Sep 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria wins Expo Gardens property in auction
PEORIA, Ill. - It took an extra step or two, but the city of Peoria now owns the Expo Gardens property. City Manager Patrick Urich says the property was won in a foreclosure auction Wednesday afternoo...
Sep 24, 2025 (Expo Gardens)
Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech as he returns to late-night television from suspension
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Jimmy Kimmel returned to U.S. late-night television on Tuesday defending political satire against Trump administration "bullying", six days after his on-air remarks about the mu...
Sep 24, 2025 Glen Powell leaves after "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show was recorded for broadcast, the day after Disney announced that the show would return to its ABC network lineup following Kimmel’s temporary suspension for his remarks about Charlie Kirk, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
Dallas shooter wrote 'anti-ICE' on unused bullet in attack on immigration office, officials say
(Reuters) -A shooter who wrote "ANTI-ICE" on an unused bullet killed one person and wounded two others on Wednesday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas before taking their...
Sep 24, 2025 Law enforcement personnel respond at the scene of a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jeffrey McWhorter
Illinois health department recommends COVID vaccines for all adults
Article Summary The Illinois Department of Public Health recommended all adults receive the COVID-19 vaccine this fall. The decision goes against recent guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Co...
Sep 24, 2025 Signs advertise autumn vaccinations at a pharmacy in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
