Author Archives: TJ Carson
Family of Colorado fire-bomb suspect taken into ICE custody
(Reuters) -The family of the Egyptian national charged with tossing gasoline bombs at a pro-Israeli rally in Colorado was taken into federal custody on Tuesday and could be quickly deported, officials...
Jun 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Police officers gather on Pearl Street in front of the Boulder County Courthouse, the scene of an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mark Makela/File Photo
Fifth person dies as a result of Chatham afterschool program crash in late April
CHATHAM, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - An 8-year-old boy is the most recent casualty of a car crash at a Chatham daycare April 28. Bradley Lund, 8, has been in a Springfield hospital since the collis...
Jun 03, 2025 A memorial was set up at the site where three children and a teen died when a Jeep crashed through a building that housed an after-school program in Chatham in April. A fourth child has since died on Monday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Musk calls Trump's tax-cut and spending bill 'a disgusting abomination'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk on Tuesday amplified his criticism of the sweeping tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump has been pushing fellow Republicans in Congress to embrace, calling...
Jun 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Mascot ban stalls as Native-backed land conservation bill advances
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois' legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but another issue sought by Natives will make its way t...
Jun 03, 2025 Dozens of Illinois schools have mascots that feature Native American imagery or names. A bill that would have banned them stalled in the Senate. From left to right, top to bottom: Logos for the Stockton Blackhawks, Calumet Indians, Altamont Indians, Bremen Braves, Deer Creek Chiefs, Mt. Zion Braves, Annawan Braves, Marengo Indians. (Capitol News Illinois illustration)
NOAA Weather Radios offline in central Illinois this week
LINCOLN, Ill. - Weather radios across central Illinois will be silent for the next few days. Starting Tuesday morning, NOAA Weather Radio transmitters went offline until around 4:00 P.M. on Thursday. ...
Jun 03, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Illinois congressman's appeal of mail-in voting
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Capitol News Illinois) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal on a lawsuit led by Illinois Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost challenging Illinois' mail-in voting law. ...
Jun 03, 2025 U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Murphysboro Republican, speaks to reporters in Milwaukee following an event with Illinois Republicans during the Republican National Convention in July 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
UPDATE: Illinois bill aims to lower cost of prescriptions, rein in pharmacy benefit managers
UPDATE - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill that seeks to control the rising cost of prescription drugs while also offering financial help for many small, independent pharmacies in Ill...
May 31, 2025 Illinois lawmakers are advancing legislation to impose more regulation and control over pharmacy benefit managers, firms that negotiate and manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurance plans. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Peoria coffee shop owner relays tariff concerns to Congressman Sorensen
PEORIA, Ill. - The owner of a Peoria coffee shop says tariffs imposed by the Trump administration would make it difficult to run his business. Intuition Coffee + Juice owner Ty Paluska was able to rel...
May 30, 2025 17th District Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) listens to concerns from Intuition Coffee + Juice, Ty Paluska, about the impact tariffs could have on his business. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump, Musk offer show of unity as Tesla CEO departs government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that billionaire Elon Musk will remain a close adviser, even after the Tesla CEO departs the administration following a chaotic four-mo...
May 30, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Chillicothe police officer receives state recognition
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Chillicothe police officer has been honored by the state for his action in Officer David Buchanan was given the 2024 Illinois Law Enforcement Medal of Honor. He was among 23 offi...
May 30, 2025 (State of Illinois)
