Author Archives: TJ Carson
Peoria ROE head focused on getting truant students in the classroom
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Regional Office of Education is working to reduce truancy in all of its schools. An investment into more case workers by the Peoria County Board has helped make it pos...
Feb 27, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County)
Trump dodges plea from Britain's Starmer for Ukraine security guarantee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a minerals deal with Ukraine is the security guarantee Kyiv needs against Russia, brushing aside a plea from British Prime Minister ...
Feb 27, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker accused the Trump administration this week of continuing to withhold nearly $1.9 billion from Illinois state agencies, nonprofits and small...
Feb 26, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks with reporters during a news conference at University of Chicago Medicine Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Man arrested at Peoria house on drug and weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was arrested early Wednesday morning at a Peoria East Bluff house on weapons and drug charges. Peoria Police says its Special Investigations Division and SWAT executed a search wa...
Feb 26, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Illinois schools continuing DEI initiatives despite federal funding threats
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois State Board of Education is not telling schools to stop any diversity, equity and inclusion lessons or programs, the state's education chief to...
Feb 26, 2025 Illinois Superintendent Tony Sanders participates in a previous Illinois State Board of Education meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' actor, dead at 39
(Reuters) - Michelle Trachtenberg, an American actor known for her roles in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Gossip Girl," died on Wednesday, according to her public relations tea...
Feb 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Actress Michelle Trachtenberg poses at the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards in Beverly Hills, California June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo
Israel mourns Bibas family as Hamas signals breakthrough on hostages
RISHON LEZION, Israel/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israelis mourned the family that symbolised the trauma their country suffered in the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, as the Palestinian militant group agree...
Feb 26, 2025 A woman holds a cut-out picture of hostages Shiri Bibas, 32, with Kfir Bibas, 9 months old, who were kidnapped from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and then killed in Gaza, on the day of their funeral procession, at a public square dedicated to hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Shir Torem
Ukraine set to sign minerals deal, Trump confirms Zelenskiy visit
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Wednesday it was set to approve a framework minerals deal with the United States but that its success would depend on talks with President Donald Trump. The deal, under...
Feb 26, 2025 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a press conference, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Peoria County election head reflects on primary turnout and what's next for consolidated elections
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Peoria County Election Commission says Tuesday's primary was a "smooth" day. Executive Director Elizabeth Gannon says turnout for the primary was close to 18%. "Not wher...
Feb 26, 2025 (Julia Bradley & 1470 100.3 WMBD Radio)
Peoria County ballot nearly finalized after Tuesday's Peoria primary, Ali and Kelly leaders in mayor's race
PEORIA, Ill. - The April 1st consolidated election ballot in Peoria County is close to being official, after Tuesday night's primary in Peoria. More than 12,600 ballots were cast throughout the primar...
Feb 25, 2025
