Author Archives: TJ Carson
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly slip to 7-week low
(Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell to a seven-week low last week, suggesting employers may be holding on to workers despite other indicat...
Jul 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A job seeker leaves the job fair for airport related employment at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Contract talks stall between teachers and union at rural Marshall County school district
LACON, Ill. - Contract talks within a Marshall County school district have hit a wall. 25 News reports talks between the Midland District Seven School Board and the Midland Education Association have ...
Jul 10, 2025 (Midland CUSD 7)
Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law
Article Summary: President Trump's domestic policy bill contains massive cuts in federal Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. One analysis predicts $48 billion in spending reductions in Illinois ...
Jul 10, 2025 A.J. Wilhelmi, CEO of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, testifies before a legislative committee in March about impending cuts in federal Medicaid spending. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Teenager to be tried as adult for fatal shooting in South Peoria near MLK Park
PEORIA, Ill. - A 17-year-old will be tried as an adult for his role in a deadly shooting last month in South Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Lamar Cagle was ordered to remain ...
Jul 09, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man sentenced after burning girlfriend at Peoria apartment complex in 2022
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend numerous decades in prison after setting his girlfriend on fire at a Peoria apartment complex nearly three years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 4...
Jul 09, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria county Jail)
Peoria Carle Health location temporarily closed
PEORIA, Ill. - A water main break is causing a Peoria medical facility to be temporarily closed. In a post on X, Carle Health Greater Peoria says its Express Care location on Knoxville is closed on We...
Jul 09, 2025 (Carle Health)
US Supreme Court declines to let Florida enforce immigration crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court maintained on Wednesday a judicial block on a Republican-crafted Florida law that makes it a crime for immigrants in the United States illegally to enter t...
Jul 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court, following the ruling on former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's bid for immunity from federal prosecution for 2020 election subversion in Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Trump administration sues California over transgender athletes in schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sued California over state policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' school sports, alleging that thei...
Jul 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: United States Department of Justice logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Peoria non-profit announces temporary closure of food pantry
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria non-profit is shutting down its food pantry for the time being. Friendship House announced Wednesday that its daily food pantry is closed until further notice. The organization...
Jul 09, 2025 (Peoria Friendship House)
Tazewell County voter rolls to be electronic in future elections
PEKIN, Ill. - New technology will be coming to polling locations in Tazewell County. Clerk John Ackerman announced on Wednesday that the county has purchased electronic poll books to replace paper ver...
Jul 09, 2025 Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman holds a paper poll book during a press conference on July 9th, 2025, to announce the county's purchase of machines to have electronic versions of the books. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
