Author Archives: TJ Carson
State-funded electric vehicle chargers open in Joliet, thousands more to come
JOLIET, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With nearly half a million dollars of state funding, a new electric vehicle charging station opened in Joliet on Monday. It is the first of hundreds of charging ...
Nov 19, 2024 An electric vehicle charging station pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Hacker accessed documents on Matt Gaetz misconduct allegations, lawyer says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unidentified hacker accessed copies of confidential testimony in a lawsuit involving allegations of sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's attor...
Nov 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Coachella, California, U.S., October 12, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Trump's hush money case should be paused, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The case in which Donald Trump was convicted on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star should be paused in light of his election victory to allow Trump to s...
Nov 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gestures as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Two arrested after allegedly derailing train near Bartonville
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Two men were arrested after allegedly derailing a train Monday afternoon near Bartonville. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office says deputies were notified by Bartonville Police of...
Nov 19, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria man arrested in Tennessee after alleged family dispute
TIPTON COUNTY, Tenn. - A Peoria man has been arrested in Tennessee after an alleged family dispute. Tipton County Sheriff Shannon Beasley says deputies responded to a rural home on Charleston Gift Roa...
Nov 18, 2024
Judge dismisses biometric data privacy lawsuit citing revised state law
(Capitol News Illinois) - A clarification to Illinois' biometric data privacy law made by state lawmakers earlier this year limits the size of damages that can be claimed in lawsuits over Biometric In...
Nov 18, 2024 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Biden administration urges Congress to fund disaster relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's budget director called on U.S. lawmakers on Monday to quickly pass emergency disaster relief funding in the wake of damaging storms and said it would send ...
Nov 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Fire and Rescue members set up a ladder to go down on Broad River riverbank, following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Bat Cave, North Carolina, U.S., September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' air strike
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia unleashed its largest air strike on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, launching 120 missiles and 90 drones that killed at least seven people and caused severe damage to ...
Nov 17, 2024 Russian missile strike, Kyiv, November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Limestone Rockets fall short in girls' volleyball state championship
NORMAL, Ill. - The Limestone Community High School girls' volleyball team came a set short from becoming the best in Illinois. The Rockets fell to Mahomet-Seymour in three sets in the Class 3A state c...
Nov 17, 2024 (Illinois High School Association)
Busy Corner does not anticipate reopening until next year
GOODFIELD, Ill. - A Woodford County restaurant says it will not reopen until next year after a fire earlier this week forced its closure. In a Facebook post Saturday afternoon, Busy Corner in Goodfiel...
Nov 17, 2024 (Busy Corner Facebook)
