Author Archives: TJ Carson
UPDATE: Judge delays Trump's hush money sentencing to Sept. 18
UPDATED 2:22 P.M. NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A New York judge on Tuesday delayed Donald Trump's sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until...
Jul 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
US job openings increase; trend still slowing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings rose in May after posting outsized declines in the prior two months, but the trend remained consistent with an easing in labor market conditions that could pave...
Jul 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Illinois' assault weapons ban, for now
UPDATED 3:39 P.M. SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will not immediately review Illinois' assault weapons ban, leaving the law in place at least until challenges to the law hav...
Jul 02, 2024 The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Illinois’ assault weapons ban on Tuesday, but Justice Clarence Thomas said in a separate statement he is hopeful the high court will hear the case once lower courts have rendered final decisions – and he is skeptical that it will withstand constitutional scrutiny. (Highlights added to an excerpt of Thomas’ statement)
Peoria Public Schools board swears in new member, elects new leadership
PEORIA, Ill. - Changes were made to the Peoria Public Schools board on Monday. The board swore in Christina Rose as a new member of the board. She will represent District Three, and replaces Chase Kla...
Jul 01, 2024 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
US court allows part of Biden student debt relief plan to resume
(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court allowed President Joe Biden's administration to move forward with implementing a key part of a new student debt relief plan designed to lower monthly payments for milli...
Jul 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a new plan for federal student loan relief during a visit to Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S, April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Manito man dies in Sunday night motorcycle crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A 39-year-old Manito man died after a motorcycle crash Sunday night in Tazewell County. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the single-motorcycle crash occurred just after 8:30 P.M...
Jul 01, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Teenager arrested by Peoria Police on weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested a wanted teenager last week on weapons charges. Officers observed the teen leave a South Peoria house in the area of Lincoln and Olive just before 3:00 P.M. on Th...
Jul 01, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Deal reached between Illinois American Water and striking employees
PEORIA, Ill. - Fourteen employees of Illinois American Water's Peoria District are back to work after going on strike last month. The utility says it and the International Union of Operating Engineers...
Jul 01, 2024 Illinois American Water
Washburn pizza restaurant to close after four decade run
WASHBURN, Ill. - The owners of a Washburn pizza restaurant say they're closing the doors for good this month. The last day of nearly four decades in business for Sicily Pizza will be July 14th. In a F...
Jul 01, 2024 (Sicily Pizza Facebook)
Trump ally Steve Bannon begins prison term for contempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Steve Bannon, an influential Donald Trump ally, reported to prison on Monday to serve a four-month sentence after he was convicted for defying a congressional subpoena from the c...
Jul 01, 2024 Steve Bannon, former top adviser to Donald Trump, speaks with media as he arrives to report to prison at the U.S. federal correctional institution in Danbury, Connecticut, U.S., July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
