Author Archives: TJ Carson
John Hooker, first of 'ComEd Four' to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison
Article summary Former Commonwealth Edison executive John Hooker has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in addition to a $500,000 fine - the first of the "ComEd Four" to face sentencing after their...
Jul 14, 2025 Former Commonwealth Edison executive John Hooker walks out of Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Monday, July 14, after being sentenced to 1 ½ years in prison and a $500,000 fine for his role in bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Pritzker signs executive order responding to impact of tariffs on Illinois
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order requiring state agencies to come up with plans to respond to tariffs. President Donald Trump is set to implement new tariffs after previously...
Jul 14, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker issued his third executive order this year on Monday, which requires certain state agencies to draft plans to respond to federal tariffs. (Screenshot of executive order filing with Illinois Secretary of State)
US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to gut Education Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump's administration to resume dismantling the Department of Education, part of his bid to shrink the fede...
Jul 14, 2025 A view of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
Illinois American Water issues alert over samples showing elevated lead levels in Peoria
UPDATE 4:12 P.M.; this story was updated with comment from Illinois American Water PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois American Water says a percentage of samples taken in the first half of the year in Peoria sho...
Jul 14, 2025 Illinois American Water
Rivermen head coach signs extension to continue leading hockey club
PEORIA, Ill. - The head man for the Peoria Rivermen will stay in the role for a couple more years. The team announced Monday that Head Coach Jean-Guy Trudel has signed a two-year contract extension, w...
Jul 14, 2025 (Peoria Rivermen)
Trump to send weapons to Ukraine, threatens secondary sanctions on Russia in 50 days
KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine on Monday, and threatened to hit buyers of Russian exports with sanctions unless Russia agrees a peace deal in ...
Jul 14, 2025 A view shows buildings damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine July 12, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
Peoria City Soccer returns to USL League 2 playoffs
DES MOINES, Ia. - Peoria City Soccer will hit the road as they look to return to the United Soccer League Two national championship. The Carp will take on Minneapolis City SC in the first round of the...
Jul 14, 2025 Peoria City players lift the 2024 USL League Two Central Conference championship trophy after defeating Flint City, 1-0, on July 26th at Shea Stadium. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man convicted of fatal 2023 hit-and-run South Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been found guilty for the death of a 28-year-old man two years ago in a South Peoria hit-and-run accident. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 41-year-old John Ti...
Jul 10, 2025 John Timothy, Jr. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Six Secret Service agents punished over Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Six Secret Service agents on duty during last year's assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally received suspensions ranging from 10 to 42 days, ...
Jul 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump with his bloodied face is assisted by the Secret Service as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Filer Photo
Trial date set for Bartonville man accused of abusing his infant child
PEORIA, Ill. - A Bartonville man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he allegedly abused his infant child. Court documents indicate 24-year-old Gabriel King is charged with Aggravated Battery in th...
Jul 10, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
