Author Archives: TJ Carson
Trump touts immigration crackdown despite concerns about due process
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday touted the early results of his immigration crackdown despite concerns over due process, displaying photos of alleged crimi...
Apr 28, 2025 In his first hundred days in office, Trump has moved to strip legal immigration status from hundreds of thousands of people. On Sunday, the White House plastered across the lawnposters of people described as arrested illegal immigrants. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Duckworth endorses Lt. Gov. Stratton for U.S. Senate seat to replace Durbin
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth endorsed Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Monday in the 2026 Democratic primary for Illinois' open seat to replace longtime Sen. Dick Durb...
Apr 28, 2025 From left to right: Sen. Dick Durbin, former Secretary of State Jesse White, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Gov. JB Pritzker celebrate at Governor’s Day at the 2022 Illinois State Fair in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Country music star Riley Green to come to Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - A major country music star will make Peoria one of his stops on the United States leg of his tour. Riley Green will bring his "Damn Country Music Tour" to the Civic Center Arena on Nove...
Apr 28, 2025 (Peoria Civic Center/Riley Green)
Peoria County Courthouse closed for the rest of the day Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Courthouse will be closed for the rest of the day Monday. The county says it's due to water service being shut off to the building. The closure affects all operations ...
Apr 28, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Eureka man arrested on child pornography charges
EUREKA, Ill. - An Eureka man has been arrested on child pornography charges. Eureka Police say 34-year-old James Fuller was arrested Thursday after several search warrants were executed. Eureka Police...
Apr 28, 2025 (Eureka Police Department)
Tazewell County prosecutors file murder charges in South Pekin double homicide
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County prosecutors have officially charged the man accused in a double homicide early Thursday morning in South Pekin. Two counts of First Degree Murder charges were filed Frida...
Apr 26, 2025 (Tazewell County Sheriff's Office)
High school students across the state show off skills in the trades at Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - High school students from across Illinois are partaking in a battle to see who's the best in the trades this weekend in Peoria. Nearly 2,000 students from 80 high schools across the sta...
Apr 26, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Stratton secures Pritzker's backing in Senate bid, positions herself as 'fighter' of Trump
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Just one day into her campaign to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Friday received a key endorsement from Gov....
Apr 25, 2025 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks to supporters outside a church in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Sorensen reflects on Durbin's legacy, hopes to keep LaHood in the House
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria-area's Democratic Congressman says Dick Durbin has been an "incredible leader in our state." 17th District Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) reflected on Durbin's career i...
Apr 25, 2025 Congressman Eric Sorensen speaks at the Illinois Farmers Union Annual Meeting in East Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria home invasion that injured two people under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for who was responsible for a home invasion early Friday morning that injured two people. Officers responded just before 3:30 A.M. to the area of Woodview and ...
Apr 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
