Author Archives: TJ Carson
Washington adding more video gaming machines throughout city
WASHINGTON, Ill. - More video gaming machines will be coming to Washington. The city council on Monday approved adding more machines throughout the city, as well as two new applicants. The Peak and th...
Apr 09, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria settles federal lawsuit with Heidelberg estate over rights violations
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria is settling a lawsuit filed by the estate of Cleve Heidelberg against the city and several of its police officers. City council on Tuesday night approved a $625,000 s...
Apr 08, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bradley's new president meets community for first time
PEORIA, Ill. - It's a "new day" in Peoria. That's the phrase used to describe the beginning of James Shadid's tenure as the 13th president of Bradley University. Shadid was introduced to Peoria and th...
Apr 08, 2025 (Bradley University)
One gap closes while another widens for Peoria City Council races after first mail-in ballots counted
PEORIA, Ill. - One Peoria city council race got closer, while the gap grew larger in another, after the first batch of mail-in ballots. Peoria County Election Commission Executive Director Elizabeth G...
Apr 08, 2025
Murder trial for Sangamon County sheriff's deputy could be moving to Peoria County
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The trial of a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy charged with First Degree Murder in the death of Sonya Massey last year could move to Peoria County. At a motion hearing Tuesday in ...
Apr 08, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
ICC announces student transfer partnership with Millikin
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College has announced a new partnership with Millikin University in Decatur. The agreement announced Tuesday allows ICC graduates to be automatically accepted to M...
Apr 08, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US Supreme Court halts reinstatement of fired federal employees
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court blocked on Tuesday a judge's order for President Donald Trump's administration to rehire thousands of fired employees, acting in a dispute over his effort to slash t...
Apr 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) workers hold placards as they rally on the day of a hearing in a case on the Trump administration's mass firings of CFPB workers, outside the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
Woman charged in connected to fatal pedestrian crash in Washington
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A 64-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a fatal pedestrian crash last week in Washington. The Tazewell County Circuit Court says Sue Sagel is charged with Aggra...
Apr 07, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
OSF Healthcare names new CEO for Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF Healthcare has a new leader. OSF announced on Monday that Kimberly Russo has accepted the role of chief executive officer for the central region. Her first day will be April 28th. R...
Apr 07, 2025 (OSF HealthCare)
Netanyahu to seek tariff relief in talks with Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek to limit the sting of tariffs imposed on his country at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, a visit likely ...
Apr 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
