Author Archives: TJ Carson
UPDATE: City of Peoria and Riverview Plaza building owner reach agreement on repairs
UPDATED 4:01 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria and the owners of the downtown Riverview Plaza building were to have a circuit court hearing Thursday morning, regarding the status of the building....
Sep 12, 2024 Peoria city attorney Patrick Hayes discusses with media a settlement agreement between the city and the owners of the Riverview Plaza building. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Calculated bribe or 'kiss up' to Madigan? Corruption trial kicks off for former AT&T boss
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As the federal corruption trial of former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza formally kicked off on Wednesday, prosecutors and defense attorneys paint...
Sep 12, 2024 Former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Tuesday after jury selection in his bribery trial. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Anti-violence initiative under investigation by Peoria Police
PEORIA, Ill. - An initiative with a focus on reducing violence in parts of Peoria is under a potential criminal investigation. A Peoria Police spokeswoman says there is an investigation being conducte...
Sep 11, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Election officials raise 'serious questions' about US Postal Service ballot delivery plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of about three dozen state and local election officials on Wednesday raised serious concerns about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to deliver millions of ballots for th...
Sep 11, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Mail-in ballots are shown at the Orange County Registrar of voters before being sent to the U.S. Postal Service for delivery to voters in Santa Ana, California, U.S., October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Teenager arrested in connection to Peoria and stabbing and robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - A 16-year-old male has been arrested in connection to a stabbing and robbery from earlier this month. Peoria Police say the 16-year-old was identified as the suspect, and arrested Wedne...
Sep 11, 2024 (Midwest Communication)
Hurricane Francine threatens New Orleans, evacuations ordered in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -Hurricane Francine threatened New Orleans and the wider Gulf Coast on Wednesday, shutting down a quarter of oil and gas production in the Gulf, while parishes across Louisiana i...
Sep 11, 2024 A drone view shows the Morgan City as Hurricane Francine approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast, in Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S. September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
US House Republicans cancel vote on stopgap funding measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson canceled a vote scheduled for Wednesday on his stopgap funding bill, saying more work is needed to build support for a measure...
Sep 11, 2024 The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen on a rainy day in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Harris puts Trump on defensive in fiery presidential debate
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris put Republican Donald Trump on the defensive at a combative presidential debate on Tuesday with a stream of attacks on abortion limits,...
Sep 10, 2024 Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens as they attend a presidential debate hosted by ABC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Supreme Court hears cases pertaining to detention under the SAFE-T Act
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases that test the authority of local courts to hold criminal suspects behind bars while th...
Sep 10, 2024 The Illinois Supreme Court is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
US Gulf Coast residents flee, oil production shut as Francine intensifies
HOUSTON (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Francine was intensifying and on track to become a hurricane on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, prompting Louisiana residents to flee inland and oil...
Sep 10, 2024 A view of a trailer park on the shore of Lake Palourde is pictured as Tropical Storm Francine intensifies and is on track to become a hurricane before its expected landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast, in Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S. September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
