Author Archives: TJ Carson
Man arrested after allegedly showing weapon during Peoria road rage incident
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was arrested after a road rage incident Thursday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Police says the incident occurred in the area of Sheridan and Lake just after 12:45 P.M. The adult mal...
Feb 27, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
US charges 30 more in anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church
Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday charged 30 more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service last month in protest of the Trump administration's immigration enforce...
Feb 27, 2026 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi departs following U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
High schoolers flood state Capitol to advocate for drug abuse prevention bills
Article Summary The Illinois Prevention Network rallied high school students to lobby state legislators to pass drug and alcohol regulation bills. House Bill 4333 aims to lower the legal blood-alcohol...
Feb 27, 2026 Students with the Illinois Prevention Network at the Capitol on Wednesday pushing bills aimed at drug regulation and reduction. (Medill Illinois News Bureau, courtesy of Kate Bell, Illinois Prevention Network)
Woman sentenced for hijacking at Peoria shopping center
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman has received the maximum sentence possible after hijacking at a Peoria strip mall last summer. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 33-year-old Taccara Dear to 12 ye...
Feb 27, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump raises prospect of 'friendly takeover' of Cuba, says Rubio in talks
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday raised the prospect of a "friendly takeover" of Cuba, telling reporters at the White House that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was ...
Feb 27, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump waves before boarding Air Force One as he departs for Corpus Christi, Texas, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Man sentenced after sexual predator sting operation by Chillicothe Police
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge sentenced a man Friday after being caught in an online sting operation to catch sexual predators. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 39-year-old Domi...
Feb 27, 2026 courtroom gavel
Peoria men and community leaders continue to show up for city's youth
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A group of volunteers continue to answer the call from Peoria's Police Chief to show up for youth in the community. Parents, guardians, and community members greeted students ...
Feb 26, 2026 (25 News)
Lawmakers take step to incentivize Bears to stay in Illinois
Article Summary The House revenue committee voted to advance a bill that could help the Chicago Bears build a stadium in Arlington Heights and avoid moving to Indiana. The bill would give local govern...
Feb 26, 2026 Steven Mahr, interim CFO for the City of Chicago, testifies at a committee meeting Feb. 26. Mahr cited Chicago’s history with the Bears as reason for the city’s opposition to a megaprojects bill requested by the team, asking legislators to work to keep the team within the city. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Marquette Heights man arrested on alleged child exploitation charges
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Marquette Heights man has been arrested on alleged child exploitation charges. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says 35-year-old Wesley Ratliff was arrested on Thursday a...
Feb 26, 2026 Will Stevenson/1470-100.3 WMBD
Hillary Clinton tells congressional panel she has no information on Epstein
Feb 26 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no inf...
Feb 26, 2026 Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens to speakers during the international conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 19, 2023. Niall Carson/Pool via REUTERS
