Author Archives: TJ Carson
Washington and Dee-Mack earn trips to girls' basketball state finals
NORMAL, Ill. - Two Peoria-area girls basketball teams will be playing on the state's biggest stage this weekend. The Washington and Dee-Mack girls' teams both won supersectionals Monday night to advan...
Mar 02, 2026 (WCHS #308 Athletics Facebook)
US Supreme Court blocks California privacy protections for transgender students
March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court blocked on Monday a series of California laws that can limit the sharing of information with parents about the gender identity of transgender public school s...
Mar 02, 2026 Demonstrators carry a transgender flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court, on the day justices are expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Man pleads guilty for role in 2024 South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A man could be facing more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting in South Peoria two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 45-year-old Aub...
Mar 02, 2026 courtroom gavel
Illinois lawmakers call for governor-appointed Epstein investigatory commission
Article Summary Illinois lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a governor-appointed commission to investigate Illinois-linked crimes connected to the network of international sex trafficker ...
Mar 02, 2026 Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid and Rep. Anne Stava hold signs promoting the Illinois Epstein Files Investigation Act at a news conference in downtown Chicago on March 2, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Melania Trump chairs UN meeting on children in conflict
March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Melania Trump chaired a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on children and education in conflict on Monday, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump a...
Mar 02, 2026 U.S. first lady Melania Trump presides over a United Nations Security Council meeting, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Homicide-free 2026 so far in Peoria, but shooting numbers rising
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say 2026 has been homicide-free through February, but shootings are increasing. In its Year-to-Date shooting report released on Monday, police say there have been no homic...
Mar 02, 2026
Comptroller Susana Mendoza endorses Holly Kim to be her successor
Article Summary Comptroller Susana Mendoza is endorsing Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim to be her successor. Mendoza said she supports Kim because of her experience managing finances in one of Illinoi...
Mar 02, 2026 Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim stands with supporters outside the Illinois State Board of Elections in Springfield on petition filing day on Oct. 27, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Illinois Central College reveals finalists for president
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The three finalists vying to lead Illinois Central College have been announced. The college revealed the three finalists on Monday, each of whom will have public forums over the ne...
Mar 02, 2026 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Paramount to buy Warner Bros Discovery in $110 billion deal; Netflix out of race
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal, ending a high-stakes bidding war after Netflix walked away from its agreement with the ...
Feb 27, 2026 The main gate of Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Victim in fatal crash in rural Tazewell County identified
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A 35-year-old man has been identified as the victim in a fatal single-vehicle crash Tuesday evening in rural Tazewell County. Coroner Charles Hanley says Christopher Murray of ...
Feb 27, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
