Author Archives: TJ Carson
Legendary coach Lou Holtz dies at 89
Famed college football coach Lou Holtz, who won the 1988 national title at Notre Dame, died Wednesday at 89, his family said. Holtz died in Orlando, Fla., while surrounded by family members. He went i...
Mar 04, 2026 Oct 7, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Former North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Lou Holtz is honored along with his 1973 football team during the first half at Carter-Finley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Man arrested in Goodfield on weapons charges after search warrant executed
GOODFIELD, Ill. - One man was arrested on weapons charges after a search warrant was executed Wednesday in Goodfield. Goodfield Police says three people were taken into custody at a house in the area ...
Mar 04, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Israel orders Lebanese to leave swathe of the south 'immediately'
JERUSALEM, March 4 (Reuters) - Israel warned residents to immediately leave a swathe of south Lebanon on Wednesday, ordering them to move north of the Litani River on the third day of full-blown hosti...
Mar 04, 2026 Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Bill expanding access to discounted drugs awaits House action
Article Summary The 340B drug program requires manufacturers to provide steep discounts for certain medications to safety net clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers and other health care provider...
Mar 04, 2026 Legislation is pending in the Illinois House that advocates say would expand access for safety net clinics and certain other providers to low-cost outpatient medications. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
National Weather Service marks Severe Weather Preparedness Week by urging people to be ready
LINCOLN, Ill. - The impending arrival of spring also means severe weather threats are not too far behind. With the impending threats throughout the next few months, the National Weather Service has de...
Mar 04, 2026 (NOAA/National Weather Service)
Father indicted again by Peoria County grand jury for alleged abuse of infant son
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man on another charge for allegedly injuring his infant son. 20-year-old Jaravion Nichols was indicted of aggravated battery on Tuesday, a Clas...
Mar 03, 2026 Jaravion Nichols. (Peoria County Jail)
Former DOJ attorneys intervene in lawsuit seeking sensitive Illinois voter registration data
Article Summary Eighteen former Department of Justice attorneys signed onto an amicus brief arguing the Trump administration has no legal authority to demand voter registration data from Illinois. Ill...
Mar 03, 2026 David Becker, founder and executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, is among 18 former Department of Justice attorneys who filed a brief in federal court in Illinois opposing the department’s lawsuit seeking access to the state’s unredacted voter registration database. (Screenshot of Zoom call by Capitol News Illinois)
Middle East conflict widens as Israeli, US strikes again hit Iran; oil soars, shares slide
DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 3 (Reuters) - Israeli and U.S. forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled glo...
Mar 03, 2026 Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Peoria Housing Authority seeks to clarify recent leadership changes, financial mismanagement
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Housing Authority spent Tuesday afternoon seeking to clarify and explain recent changes in leadership and alleged mismanagement. At the PHA offices, interim CEO Damon Duncan ...
Mar 03, 2026 Peoria Housing Authority interim CEO Damon Duncan addresses questions at a press conference, with Board of Commissioners Chairman Kadar Heffner in the background. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker denies traveling on Epstein's plane after Bill Clinton's since-recanted testimony
Article Summary Former President Bill Clinton recently mentioned Gov. JB Pritzker in a deposition to Congress regarding sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, saying he thought he might have traveled on Epst...
Mar 03, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his 2026 State of the State address in the Illinois Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
