Author Archives: TJ Carson
Victim of "suspicious death" in Canton revealed
CANTON, Ill. - The identity of the victim in what Canton Police called a "suspicious death" from Wednesday has been revealed. Fulton County Coroner Austin Rhodes says 70-year-old David Kuntz of Canton...
Sep 04, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies at 91
MILAN (Reuters) -Designer Giorgio Armani, who helped to put Italy at the forefront of global fashion and dressed Hollywood stars, has died at the age of 91, the company that he founded and led for fiv...
Sep 04, 2025 Giorgio Armani poses with models before presenting his Spring Summer 2025 collection in New York City, U.S., October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
East Peoria's Levee Park opens to the public after a decade-long effort
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A park that's being described as an "anchor" for East Peoria was unveiled to the public for the first time Wednesday afternoon. City and community leaders cut the ribbon for a soft...
Sep 03, 2025 Leaders with the city of East Peoria and East Peoria Community Foundation cut the ribbon on Levee Park. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump administration unlawfully cut Harvard's funding, US judge rules
BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2 billion in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longe...
Sep 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Students gather on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/ File Photo
Illinois elections board refuses to give DOJ sensitive voter data
Article Summary: The Trump administration has demanded Illinois turn over its complete statewide voter registration database, including sensitive information such as voters' dates of birth, driver's l...
Sep 03, 2025 A letter from the Illinois State Board of Elections to the U.S. Department of Justice outlines the state’s concerns with the department’s efforts to collect sensitive voter data. (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams)
Canton Police investigating death of man in home
CANTON, Ill. - An investigation is underway after what Canton Police described as a "suspicious death" late-morning Wednesday. Police say a call was received just before 11:30 A.M. regarding a decease...
Sep 03, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Prosecutors charge Pekin man in stabbing death of wife
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin man allegedly cut his wife's throat on Tuesday because he "couldn't take it anymore." 93-year-old James Pate was charged with two counts of Murder on Wednesday in the death of 80...
Sep 03, 2025 (25 News)
Victim in fatal stabbing in Pekin identified
PEKIN, Ill. - An 80-year-old woman has been identified as the victim in a fatal stabbing Tuesday afternoon in Pekin. Peoria County Corner Jamie Harwood says an autopsy conducted on Cheryl Pate Wednesd...
Sep 03, 2025 (Midwest Communication)
Pair of people treated at hospital after Wednesday morning East Peoria house fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a house fire in East Peoria on Wednesday morning is under investigation. 25 News reports crews responded at around 8:45 A.M. to Season Drive, just off of Springfield R...
Sep 03, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Epstein victims urge US Congress to pass bill requiring release of documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein demanded on Wednesday that the U.S. Congress pass legislation forcing the release of all unclassified records related to the dis...
Sep 03, 2025 Haley Robson, victim of late financier Jeffrey Epstein, speaks on the day of a rally in support of Epstein's victims, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
