Author Archives: TJ Carson
Pritzker signs bills addressing gun storage, tracing of firearms
Article summary: Senate Bill 8 requires gun owners to keep their weapons secured and inaccessible to minors, people at risk of harming themselves or others, and people prohibited from possessing firea...
Jul 28, 2025 Under new laws signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, firearm owners will soon be required to keep their weapons stored securely and out of the hands of minors while law enforcement agencies will be required to trace the ownership of all firearms they recover from crime scenes. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Teenager arrested after traffic stop in Peoria early Sunday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was arrested after allegedly being in possession of a stolen vehicle early Sunday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police says a traffic stop was conducted on a previously reported ...
Jul 28, 2025
US, China hold new talks on tariff truce, easing path for Trump-Xi meeting
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials met in Stockholm on Monday for more than five hours of talks aimed at resolving longstanding economic disputes at the centre of a trade war...
Jul 28, 2025 Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson greets Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at Rosenbad before trade talks between the U.S. and China in Stockholm, Sweden July 28, 2025. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERS
New initiative aims to renovate Peoria South Side homes for low-income families
PEORIA, Ill. - A new initiative aims to renovate homes on Peoria's South Side to prepare them for new owners. The Peoria Opportunities Foundation and the Southside Community Center announced the proje...
Jul 28, 2025 (City of Peoria)
PPS Superintendent speaks before final year in district
PEORIA, Ill. - The superintendent of Peoria Public Schools is opening up about her decision to leave the district at the end of the school year. Earlier this month, Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat announc...
Jul 28, 2025 Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat speaks after the district's Convocation at the Peoria Civic Center before the start of the 2025-26 school year. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US judge dismisses Justice Dept lawsuit over sanctuary laws in Chicago and Illinois
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department that accused the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago of unlawfully interfering with Pre...
Jul 25, 2025 Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
New Par-A-Dice facility construction could begin next year
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The replacement for the Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino in East Peoria could come sooner rather than later. 25 News reports that Boyd Gaming CEO Keith Smith stated on an investor call ...
Jul 25, 2025 (Photo of the Par-A-Dice Casino entrance in East Peoria. Courtesy of Phil Luciano.)
Man ordered held after allegedly attempting to rob delivery driver in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man listed as homeless will remain in jail after allegedly trying to rob a delivery driver near Bradley University. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 34-year-old Nathan...
Jul 25, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Arrest made in fatal shooting on Peoria's South Side in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in connection to a fatal shooting in South Peoria two years ago. Peoria Police says 22-year-old Jyvonnie Williams was taken into custody Friday morning by invest...
Jul 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Judge orders Pekin woman accused in murder-for-hire plot under house arrest
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin woman who is accused of trying to hire someone to murder her husband has been placed on house arrest. 48-year-old Allison Salinas, who was arrested Tuesday with Solicitation of M...
Jul 25, 2025 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
