Author Archives: TJ Carson
Creve Coeur man dies from injuries after reportedly struck by vehicle
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Creve Coeur man has died from his injuries after being struck by a vehicle in rural Tazewell County. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 43-year-old Adam Harbison was pr...
Jan 29, 2025
Former US Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes including gold bars in exchange for favors for Egypt an...
Jan 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) exits Federal Court following his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., July 16, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Pekin amends language in public camping ban ordinance to define "sleeping"
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin has made some additions to its public camping ban ordinance. The original ordinance approved in July just banned camping, but on Monday night the city council approved ...
Jan 29, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump administration rescinds funding freeze ahead of court hearing
(Reuters) -The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded a sweeping directive to pause federal loans, grants and other financial assistance, a White House official said, just shortly before it was s...
Jan 29, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One before arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
'Blatantly unlawful' federal spending freeze sends state scrambling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - State agencies, nonprofit organizations and a host of other entities that rely on federal funding were thrown into chaos Tuesday following the release of a ...
Jan 28, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured at a news conference on Tuesday about the Trump Administration’s attempt to freeze federal grants and funding. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria-area Congressman slams decision by Trump administration to freeze federal grants
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria non-profit was to receive some big news regarding funding on Tuesday from Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline). But the announcement never came to be, after President Dona...
Jan 28, 2025 Congressman Eric Sorensen speaks at the Illinois Farmers Union Annual Meeting in East Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
House Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss out legislative map
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Democrats continue to hold a supermajority in the Illinois House thanks to illegally gerrymandered House districts, House Republicans allege in a new lawsui...
Jan 28, 2025 House Republican Leader Tony McCombie speaks at a news conference on Tuesday about the House GOP’s lawsuit against Illinois’ legislative maps. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Bridgette Fox)
Man accused in Peoria's first homicide of 2025 indicted by grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused in the shooting death of his girlfriend at a Peoria apartment complex earlier this month has been indicted by a grand jury. The grand jury indicted 45-year-old Derreck Hal...
Jan 28, 2025 (Peoria Co. Jail)
Victims of fatal Fulton County crash Monday afternoon identified by coroner
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - The identity of two people who died in a two vehicle head-on crash in rural Fulton County Monday afternoon have been released. Sheriff's deputies responded to the crash on U.S. R...
Jan 28, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: US judge temporarily blocks Trump from freezing federal grants
UPDATED 4:29 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked part of President Donald Trump's sweeping directive to pause federal grants, loans and other financial aid, giving a...
Jan 28, 2025 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) walks to a press conference following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
