Author Archives: TJ Carson
Netanyahu, Trump appear to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, both saying it had...
Jul 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Capitol Hill, on the day he meets with Senate Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other senators, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
'You preferred secrecy and lies': Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme
Article Summary Mike McClain, who spent decades as one of the most influential lobbyists in Springfield due to his close relationship with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been sentenced to...
Jul 24, 2025 Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, a former close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, July 24, after receiving a two-year prison sentence. McClain was convicted in 2023’s “ComEd Four” trial in which McClain and other lobbyists and executives for electric utility Commonwealth Edison were found guilty of having orchestrated a yearslong bribery scheme targeted at Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Police investigate reported robbery of postal worker
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a postal worker was robbed in South Peoria. Peoria Police says the 62-year-old female postal worker was reportedly robbed at gunpoint in the area of B...
Jul 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Two teenagers arrested after search warrant executed at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers, one wanted on warrants from multiple counties, were arrested at a Peoria apartment complex on Wednesday. Peoria Police says a wanted 15-year-old male entered a residence ...
Jul 24, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
MacArthur Highway project in Peoria to begin before summer's end
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria will soon begin a multi-year project to improve one of its main roads. Work is scheduled to start next month at the earliest on a $10-million project for MacArthur Hi...
Jul 24, 2025 (City of Peoria)
Trump administration sues New York City to block immigration 'sanctuary' laws
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Trump administration on Thursday sued New York City over local laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, saying the statutes unlawfully thwart immigrati...
Jul 24, 2025 Federal immigration officers stand guard as the wait to make detainments at U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., July 24, 2025. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Chicago man's death in Peoria investigated as possibly heat-related
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a possible heat-related death of a Chicago man in Peoria on Wednesday. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 61-year-old Tyrone Smith was found unr...
Jul 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9:00 P.M.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 540 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 230 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2025 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 540 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCAT...
Jul 24, 2025
Murder-for-hire plot allegedly orchestrated by Pekin woman detailed in court documents
PEKIN, Ill. - More details have been released in court documents regarding the arrest of a Pekin woman for allegedly attempting to have her husband murdered. 48-year-old Allison Salinas is charged wit...
Jul 24, 2025 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Hulk Hogan, who helped turn pro wrestling into billion-dollar spectacle, dies at 71
(Reuters) -Hulk Hogan, the American sports and entertainment star who made professional wrestling a global phenomenon and loudly supported Donald Trump for president, has died at the age of 71, World ...
Jul 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Hulk Hogan, professional entertainer and wrestler speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York, U.S., October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
