Author Archives: TJ Carson
The Putt Club receives loan from East Peoria for renovations
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A mini-golf entertainment hub in East Peoria is getting help from the city to grow. In its consent agenda Tuesday night, the city council approved $500,000 from its Revolving Loan ...
Sep 03, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
As Trump declares 'we're going in,' Pritzker says 'terror and cruelty is the point'
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker said he expects ICE's work in Chicago to look similar to recent federal action in Los Angeles. ICE operations are expected to begin later this week. In an Oval Office ...
Sep 02, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker, left, speaks at a Sept. 2 news conference to reporters ahead of potential military deployments in Chicago. Pictured behind him, from left to right: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Attorney General Kwame Raoul. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Elderly man arrested after alleged fatal stabbing in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - A man has been arrested for murder after a fatal stabbing in Pekin on Tuesday. Pekin Police says officers and medical personnel responded to the area of South 14th and Hazel, arriving to...
Sep 02, 2025 (25 News)
Motorcyclist dies after Woodford County crash Monday night
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A motorcyclist involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Woodford County on Monday has died. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 53-year-old Michael Eddy of Peoria was pronounc...
Sep 02, 2025
Man alleged to have sexually abused minor relatives indicted by Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of sexually abusing two minor relatives has been indicted by a Peoria County grand jury. 19-year-old Daemein Keller was indicted Tuesday on two counts of Predatory Crimina...
Sep 02, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Pekin man identified as victim in fatal Peoria County crash from Saturday
GLASFORD, Ill. - The man who died from a medical emergency in a vehicle Saturday night in Peoria County has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 54-year-old Jeremy Englert of Peki...
Sep 02, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
TempleLive leaves Peoria Scottish Rite Theater
PEORIA, Ill. - There will be no more shows at the Peoria Scottish Rite Theater for the time being. TempleLive Vice President of Programming Robert Thomas says the company has pulled out of operating a...
Sep 02, 2025 Scottish Rite Theatre (KDB Group)
Home goods store at Peoria's Shoppes of Grand Prairie to close for good
PEORIA, Ill. - One of Peoria's Shoppes at Grand Prairie stores will be closing for good soon. 25 News reports that the Peoria location of At Home on War Memorial is one of 29 "underperforming" locatio...
Sep 02, 2025 (The Shoppes at Grand Prairie)
US judge blocks Trump administration's use of troops in California
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from using the military to fight crime in California, as the Republican president threatens to send troops to...
Sep 02, 2025 FILE PHOTO: National Guard troops wear gas masks during protests against federal immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Crowds turn out for Peoria Labor Day parade in its new home
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois' labor movement was celebrated in a different location on Monday. The annual Peoria Labor Day parade was held on Farmington Road in West Peoria. It's a shift away from ...
Sep 01, 2025 Mayor James Dillon waves to the crowd in a convertable during the 2025 Peoria Labor Day Parade, moved to West Peoria from downtown Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
