Author Archives: TJ Carson
Senate Democrats champion program to streamline Illinois college applications
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Senate Democrats voiced their support Thursday for a bill that would create a program to streamline high school students' college application processes, reducing fees and making...
Apr 03, 2025 Sen. Christopher Belt discusses a bill that would streamline the college application processes for Illinois colleges and universities at a news conference Thursday in the Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Turnout low, but election leaders find positives after consolidated elections
PEORIA/TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - While central Illinois election officials wish turnout numbers were higher for the consolidated elections, they are taking away some positives. After Tuesday's vote, Peo...
Apr 03, 2025 A sign indicates one of the polling locations in Morton, at Community United Church of Christ, on Election Day 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teenager arrested after allegedly possession stolen vehicle
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was arrested Wednesday after allegedly being in possession of a stolen vehicle. Peoria Police says officers responded to the area of University and Columbia Terrace just befo...
Apr 03, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Man pleads guilty for role in fatal 2022 New Years Day shooting in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A guilty plea has been entered by a man for his role in a New Year's Day 2022 fatal shooting in Peoria that left a woman dead. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 30-year-o...
Apr 02, 2025 Robert White (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2022)
Man found guilty for 2023 shooting death at South Peoria liquor store
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been found guilty for a 2023 murder at a South Peoria liquor store. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 19-year-old Jared WIlliams was found guilty on Wednesday o...
Apr 02, 2025 courtroom gavel
Trump says he will impose 10% tariff on all imports, with higher rates for some
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties on some of the country's biggest tradin...
Apr 02, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, ahead of delivering remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Musk will stay until he completes DOGE mission, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Wednesday that tech billionaire Elon Musk will stay on to complete his mission to slash government spending and downsize the federal workforce, dismissing...
Apr 02, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Pritzker hopes trade mission to Mexico sparks new investment despite tariffs
MEXICO CITY (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker wrapped up a four-day trip to Mexico City on Wednesday, hopeful a trade mission to Mexico will yield new economic development in Illinois, even a...
Apr 02, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker, left, shakes hands with Mexico state Gov. Delfina Gómez Álvarez, right, after the two states signed a memorandum of understanding. (Photo provided by Gov. JB Pritzker’s office)
Israel to seize parts of Gaza as military operation expands
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones, accompani...
Apr 02, 2025 Mourners react near the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
East Peoria latest city to approve grocery tax to replace state tax
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria is the latest central Illinois city to implement a local one percent grocery tax. City Council on Tuesday night approved the measure, joining Pekin in approving tax to ...
Apr 02, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
