Author Archives: TJ Carson
US House rejects war powers resolution, backs Trump on Iran war
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives rejected an effort on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump's air war on Iran and require that any hostilities against Iran be autho...
Mar 05, 2026 A U.S. Marines F-35C Lightning II is staged for flight operations on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS
Peoria man ordered to stay in jail after arrest for alleged sex acts with minor on video
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man must remain in custody after his arrest this week for allegedly sexually abusing a minor. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a detention hearing for 61-year-o...
Mar 05, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trump can suspend refugee admissions, US appeals court rules
March 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump had the authority to indefinitely suspend admissions of foreign citizens seeking to enter the United States under...
Mar 05, 2026 The James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, home of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is pictured in San Francisco, California February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Noah Berger/File Photo
Illinois mayors call on Pritzker to rethink flat local government funding
Article Summary Illinois municipal leaders are calling on state lawmakers to increase the amount of income tax revenue that is distributed to local governments. JB Pritzker's budget proposal calls for...
Mar 05, 2026 Matteson Village President Sheila Chalmers-Currin speaks alongside leaders of the Illinois Municipal League at a news conference in Springfield on March 4, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Dee-Mack girls' basketball to play for state title on Saturday
NORMAL, Ill. - The Lady Chiefs of Deer Creek-Mackinaw are one game away from a state championship. The girls' basketball team defeated Rockford Christian in the IHSA Class 1A state semifinals, 48-35, ...
Mar 05, 2026 (Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701)
Trump taps US Senator Mullin to replace Noem as DHS chief
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - One of the top officials overseeing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will leave her role, U.S. President Do...
Mar 05, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next U.S. Surgeon General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Trump rejects Khamenei's son as Iran war intensifies with US-Israel strikes
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader on Thursday as the war escalated further, with U.S. and Israeli jets hittin...
Mar 05, 2026 People run as smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Twenty-four US states announce lawsuit to stop Trump's latest global tariffs
March 5 (Reuters) - A group of 24 U.S. states will sue President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10% global tariffs, alleging that the presi...
Mar 05, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag and a "tariffs" label are seen in this illustration taken April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Four taken into custody after reported robbery in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Four people were taken into custody after a reported armed robbery early Thursday morning in Peoria's East Bluff Peoria Police says officers were dispatched just before 5:00 A.M. in the...
Mar 05, 2026
Peoria man pleads not guilty to charges he allegedly injured infant son
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of seriously injuring his infant son has pleaded not guilty. 25 News reports that 20-year-old Jaravion Nichols entered his plea during an arraignment hearing Thursday morn...
Mar 05, 2026 Jaravion Nichols. (Peoria County Jail)
