Author Archives: TJ Carson
Sports betting tax becomes battleground between Chicago and state lawmakers
Article Summary Chicago's new 10.25% tax on sports bets is facing bipartisan pushback in the Illinois General Assembly as lawmakers support bills that would block Chicago and other municipalities from...
Mar 16, 2026 Bettors gather at the DraftKings betting kiosks at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. Despite having one of the most aggressive tax structures, Illinois still ranks third in the U.S. in sports betting revenue (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Erika Tulfo)
Trump upset as key U.S. partners shun call for Hormuz warship escorts
WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) - Several U.S. allies rebuffed Donald Trump's call on Monday to send warships to escort shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing criticism from the ...
Mar 16, 2026 Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Peoria Public Schools to feature two races for seats on the board in Tuesday's elections
PEORIA, Ill. - Tuesday's primary elections will determine each party's nominees for November races involving Congress, state representatives and senators, county board members, and more. But for voter...
Mar 16, 2026 (Peoria Public Schools)
Charges dismissed for 2 of 'Broadview 6' ICE facility protesters
Article Summary A federal judge on Friday granted prosecutors' motion to dismiss charges against two of the "Broadview Six" who were charged with conspiracy stemming from a September protest outside a...
Mar 16, 2026 Joselyn Walsh, one of six people charge by federal prosecutors in connection to a September 2025 protest in Broadview, sings outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in November. Conspiracy charges against her and another defendant were officially dropped on Friday, March 13. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Tornado Watch until 10:00 P.M. for Tazewell and Woodford Counties
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Mar 15, 2026
Peoria Manual boys' basketball claims 2A state title
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - For the first time in nearly three decades, the Peoria Manual Rams are kings of the basketball court. Manual defeated Quincy Notre Dame Saturday in the IHSA Class 2A boys' basketball...
Mar 15, 2026 (Peoria Manual High School)
Fire believed to be arson damages Averyville church
PEORIA, Ill. - Investigators believe arson is behind a fire at an abandoned church in Peoria's Averyville neighborhood. Peoria Fire says crews were called to Madison and Park just before 7:00 P.M. Fri...
Mar 14, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Trump threatens to hit Iran's Kharg Island oil network if shipping lanes remain blocked
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran's Kharg Island hub unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strai...
Mar 14, 2026 A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS
Second person dies after vehicle crash Thursday night in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A second person has died after a crash Thursday evening in Peoria. The crash occurred just after 9:15 P.M. at Allen and Altorfer, where a mid-sized sedan and an SUV collided head-on wit...
Mar 14, 2026
Backlash to Trump immigration policies fuels Illinois Senate primary
CHICAGO, March 13 (Reuters) - The leading three Democratic contenders facing off for Illinois' open Senate seat on Tuesday have vowed to extensively reform or eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs En...
Mar 13, 2026 Voters turn out to a polling place at Su Nueva Lavanderia in the West Lawn neighbourhood of Chicago as the Democratic and Republican parties hold primary elections, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
