Author Archives: TJ Carson
Pritzker: FBI can't arrest Texas lawmakers sheltering in Illinois
Article summary: Dozens of Democratic lawmakers from Texas are staying in Illinois to prevent the Texas Legislature from adopting a Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan for political pur...
Aug 07, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters outside the Illinois State Fairgrounds after cutting a ribbon to officially open the fair on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Mandrill monkey born at Peoria Zoo
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a new resident of the Peoria Zoo. The Zoo announced on Thursday the birth of a new infant mandrill monkey. The baby was born on July 30th to mother Kofola and father Linus. It's...
Aug 07, 2025 (Peoria Zoo/Peoria Park District)
Peoria Art Guild leader steps down from role
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Peoria Art Guild has stepped away from the position. Executive Director Shannon Cox announced in a Facebook post that she left the role on July 18th after running the or...
Aug 07, 2025 (Peoria Art Guild)
Tentative deal reached between district and teachers in Marshall County school district
LACON, Ill. - A tentative agreement has been reached between a Marshall County school district and its teachers union. The Midland Education Association says it and District Seven met with a federal m...
Aug 07, 2025 (Midland CUSD 7)
Lawsuits filed after Teamsters allege chemical attack against picketers
PEORIA, Ill. - The Teamsters have filed lawsuits in Peoria and New Jersey against a supplier of gas products for alleged treatment of striking workers. In a statement, the labor union alleges that Air...
Aug 07, 2025 courtroom gavel
Investigation underway after robbery of game console in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating an incident where a potential sale allegedly turned into a robbery. Police say officers responded to the area of Griswold and Proctor just before 9:00 P....
Aug 07, 2025
Kremlin says Putin and Trump will meet soon, Zelenskiy confers with Europeans
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the coming days, the Kremlin said on Thursday, as the U.S. president seeks a breakthrough to end the Ukraine war after voicing mount...
Aug 07, 2025 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump talk during a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Chillicothe man ordered detained after child pornography arrest
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of uploading child pornography online has been ordered to stay in the Peoria County Jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 27-year-old Kewan Hudson was ord...
Aug 06, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
First look: 2025 Illinois State Fair butter cow unveiled
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butter cow. The sculpture is made of 800 pound...
Aug 06, 2025 Gov JB Pritzker and wife MK pose for a photo with the 2025 butter cow. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
11th member of alleged violent Peoria street gang indicted, charged with murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A 22-year-old has been added to the list of people charged for their alleged role in a violent Peoria street gang. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Nasaan Booker was ind...
Aug 06, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
