Author Archives: TJ Carson
US Supreme Court lets Trump revoke 'parole' status for migrants
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday let President Donald Trump's administration revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants...
May 30, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about a trade deal with the U.K., in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Pritzker to consider bill mandating gun owners lock up firearms near minors
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill that would require gun owners to keep any firearms in a locked box whenever a minor is present will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker. Senate Bill 8, als...
May 29, 2025 Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, speaks on the House floor on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Special Kids Day event at Washington's Good Neighbor Days canceled for 2025
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington's Good Neighbor Days gets underway this week. But an event part of the festival for children with disabilities will not be part of it. 25 News reports festival organizers...
May 29, 2025 (25 News)
Senator tries last-ditch push to boost horse-racing industry in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In the backstretch of the legislative session, horse racing advocates are pushing to revitalize the industry in Illinois and its accompanying horse betting,...
May 29, 2025 Sen. Patrick Joyce, (center) D-Essex, speaks in favor of his bill to expand horse racing in Illinois alongside Jeff Davis, president of the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association, and Nicole Bateman, president of the Economic Development Corporation of Decatur-Macon County. Decatur would be the site of a new racino under the legislation. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Second woman tells jury Sean 'Diddy' Combs raped her
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs was accused of rape by a second woman on Thursday as the hip-hop mogul stands trial for sex trafficking and racketeering, charges that could lead to life in pris...
May 29, 2025 Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as prosecutor Madison Smizer questions witness "Mia" as she testifies in Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., May 29, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Israel accepts ceasefire plan for Gaza, US says, as Hamas reviews it
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel has agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House said on Thursday, and Hamas said it was reviewing it as a U.S.-backed system for dis...
May 29, 2025 REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Sentence reduced for man convicted for role in fatal Peoria pedestrain crash in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - An appellate court has reduced the prison sentence of a man convicted for his role in a fatal pedestrian crash in Peoria two years ago. The 4th District Appellate Court ruled that the j...
May 29, 2025 courtroom gavel
Peoria Warehouse District building approved for alcohol sales
PEORIA, Ill. - A building in Peoria's Warehouse District has been given approval to have alcohol on site. The city council on Tuesday approved a site application for S & A Hospitality, which opera...
May 29, 2025 (25 News)
Gas leak in North Peoria temporarily closes bank
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria bank building is closed after a gas leak Thursday morning. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the area of Knoxville and Inverness just after 9:15 A.M. on reports of a natura...
May 29, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker threatens to veto any budget containing 'broad-based' tax increase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are in the final hours of budget n...
May 29, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Pritzker pledged to veto any budget with “broad-based” tax increases. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
