Author Archives: TJ Carson
Backed by Biden, Harris moves to lock up White House bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vice President Kamala Harris wasted no time launching her 2024 presidential campaign, seeking the support of fellow Democrats with the backing of President Joe Biden after he pul...
Jul 22, 2024 FILE PHOTO: US Vice President Kamala Harris and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (not pictured) give a joint press conference at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany February 17, 2024. TOBIAS SCHWARZ/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
UPDATE: Illinois legislators react to Biden ending Presidential campaign
PEORIA, Ill. - Legislators across Illinois are reacting to the decision by President Joe Biden to end his campaign for a second term in the White House. In a statement on X Sunday afternoon, Biden ann...
Jul 21, 2024 State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, in green, joined Governor JB Pritzker Mayor Rita Ali, and other leaders Monday at the Peoria Riverfront Museum to mark "substantial completion" of the Bob Michel Bridge expansion project. (State of Illinois video screenshot)
UPDATE: One man is dead after police-involved shooting in West Peoria
UPDATED 7/22 4:30 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting incident Sunday afternoon in West Peoria. Peoria Police says four officers responded to a call regarding a violen...
Jul 21, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Satellite runs across Illinois help support Memphis to Peoria St. Jude run fundraising efforts
PEORIA, Ill. - Each summer, runners from central Illinois journey down to Memphis, Tenn. for the St. Jude Runs, running 465 miles back to Peoria and raising money for the St. Jude Children's Research ...
Jul 19, 2024 Runners for the St. Jude Marshall County to Peoria run cross the Lacon Bridge. (St. Jude Marshall County to Peoria Run Facebook)
As Biden faces rising pressure to quit, Trump to accept nomination
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's reelection bid faced fresh turmoil after reports that top Democratic leaders had privately pushed the 81-year-old incumbent to end his campaign, while Donald...
Jul 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a walk-through ahead of Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy charged with first-degree murder
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A Springfield woman's call for help ended with her death and the indictment of a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy on first-degree murder, aggravated battery...
Jul 18, 2024 Sangamon County Complex (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Summer auto plant shutdowns, Hurricane Beryl boost US weekly jobless claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but that did not signal a material shift in the labor market am...
Jul 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York October 7, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
On party infighting, Illinois' new GOP chair says 'start calling those people out'
MILWAUKEE (Capitol News Illinois) - In the parlance of Washington D.C. Republican strategists, deep-blue Illinois is sometimes referred to as an "orphan" state - along with other Democratic stronghold...
Jul 17, 2024 Incoming Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi receives applause on Wednesday during the Illinois delegation’s breakfast prior to Republican National Convention programming in Milwaukee. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, White House says
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, under fire from fellow Democrats to drop his re-election campaign, tested positive for COVID-19 while on a trip to Las Vegas on Wednesday and is experien...
Jul 17, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One, at Harry Reid international airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
One Peoria event helps parents and their children prepare for new school year
PEORIA, Ill. - The new school year is around the corner, and a pair of state legislators are helping Peoria families get ready. State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth and State Senator Dave Koehler h...
Jul 17, 2024 State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria) helps a child try on a new backpack at the One Peoria event on July 17th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
