Author Archives: TJ Carson
TAPS offers advice to help keep pets calm during 4th of July festivities
PEKIN, Ill. - For most people, America's birthday is gleefully celebrated with fireworks, but your pets may not feel the same way. Tazewell Animal Protective Society Executive Director Tori Menke says...
Jul 03, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
East Peoria ramping up security measures for Red, White, and BOOM
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The city of East Peoria is enhancing security measures for Choose Greater Peoria Red, White, and BOOM Friday night. Police Chief David Catton says a security perimeter will be in e...
Jul 03, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Central Illinois Congressmen react along party lines to "Big Beautiful Bill" passage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reactions to the passage of President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" are falling along party lines. 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) says the bill is a "generational ...
Jul 03, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill wins congressional approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's tax-cut package cleared its final hurdle in the U.S. Congress on Thursday, as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the ma...
Jul 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view shows the dome of the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Peoria seeks to impose fines on owner of Riverview Plaza building
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria is done waiting for repairs to be made to a downtown building. 25 News reports that the city has requested a Peoria County judge enforce minimum fines of more than tw...
Jul 03, 2025 A moving truck is seen outside the Riverview Plaza building on March 11th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria County Sheriff urges firework safety after recent injuries
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Peoria County's Sheriff is urging people to be careful with fireworks after an incident near Edwards on Tuesday night. Three people were injured after a firework reportedly went ...
Jul 02, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Coroner speaks out on recent deaths of young children in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County's Coroner says the death of a baby this week in South Peoria raised suspicions with him almost right away. Seven-month-old Eland Davis was pronounced dead on Tuesday after...
Jul 02, 2025 Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood speaks on the death of one-month-old Grayson Luncsford at a press conference on September 17th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Heights names new police chief
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - There's a new person leading the Peoria Heights Police Department. The village announced Wednesday that Chris Ahart is now the police chief. He takes over for Dustin Sutton, who...
Jul 02, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD)
State ends fiscal year with record revenue
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of fiscal year 2025, the year closed on June 30 with the state setting a new...
Jul 02, 2025 The Illinois Capitol is pictured on May 31, 2025, during the final day of the spring session. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Republican doubts delay Trump's tax-cut bill in the House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the House of Representatives on Wednesday struggled to pass President Donald Trump's massive tax-cut and spending bill as a handful of hardliners withheld their su...
Jul 02, 2025 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the press, as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 2, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
