Author Archives: TJ Carson
UPDATE: South Peoria couple arrested on animal cruelty charges after allegedly starving dogs
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people have been arrested on numerous counts of animal cruelty charges. Peoria Police says 60-year-old Eileen Wood and 54-year-old Kevin Schuch were arrested Thursday. They are faci...
Aug 30, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Report shows Illinois union participation declining despite growth in new petitions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Overall participation in labor unions has declined in recent years in Illinois, although the state has seen an increase in successful unionization efforts f...
Aug 30, 2024 While private sector unionization rates have fallen by 1.7 percentage points since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Janus decision in 2018, public sector unionization rates fell by 4.1 points in that span. Public sector unionization remains near 50 percent. (Capitol News Illinois graphic by Andrew Adams)
E-Learning day for Dunlap Middle School after air conditioning breaks down
DUNLAP, Ill. - Students at Dunlap Middle School will be staying home on Friday. The district has announced an e-learning day for the middle school students, after the building's air conditioning unit ...
Aug 29, 2024 (Dunlap Middle School)
Roadmap to energy savings presented to Peoria Public Schools board
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools has a blueprint on how to save energy and money district-wide. Representatives from Ameren presented the results of a study the utility did of the district, as par...
Aug 29, 2024 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
FBI failed to properly investigate some child sexual assault allegations, DOJ report says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG) said Thursday the FBI failed to properly investigate some suspected child sexual abuse cases and did not report s...
Aug 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A view shows the seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation outside of the FBI's Cincinnati Field Office, after police closed off Interstate 71 North after reports of a suspect attempting to attack the FBI building, in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jeffrey Dean/File Photo
Massey's death underscores state delay in launching mental health response program
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - An Illinos law intended to help people with mental illness avoid confrontations with police had been on the books for three years when Sonya Massey was shot...
Aug 29, 2024 (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Bellevue man indicted on hate crime charge
BELLEVUE, Ill. - A Bellevue man has been indicted on a hate crime charge by a Peoria County grand jury. 46-year-old Charles Gathard was indicted on felony hate crime one count Tuesday. 25 News reports...
Aug 28, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
As Illinois receives praise for its cannabis equity efforts, stakeholders still working on system's flaws
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Medical marijuana patients can now purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, Illinois' top cannabis regulator said, but smalle...
Aug 28, 2024 The graphic shows how cannabis grown in Illinois gets from cultivation centers to customers. (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Dilpreet Raju)
US Supreme Court declines to revive Biden's student debt relief plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to revive President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan, giving a boost to Republican-led states that have sued to block it. The ju...
Aug 28, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media after the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson/Fle Photo
United Airlines flight attendants vote to authorize strike
(Reuters) -Flight attendants at United Airlines have voted in favor of a strike authorization, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said on Wednesday. Over 90% of the flight attendants participate...
Aug 28, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliner, January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/File Photo
