Author Archives: TJ Carson
Reditus founder and former CEO faces more federal charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal grand jury on Tuesday issued more indictments against Reditus Labs founder and former CEO Aaron Rossi. The 40-year-old Rossi faces six counts of healthcare fraud, one count of...
Jun 18, 2024 (25 News)
Killer who attacked Colorado gay club pleads guilty to hate crimes, sentenced
DENVER (Reuters) -The convicted shooter who killed five people in a 2022 attack at a gay nightclub in Colorado, pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and gun charges on Tuesday and received multiple se...
Jun 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Anderson Lee Aldrich takes his seat following a break, after he pleaded guilty to murder and other crimes in a 2022 shooting that killed five people at the Club Q gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. in a still image from courtroom Webex video June 26, 2023. El Paso County Court/Handout via REUTERS
Washington city council balks at price increase for constructing new police evidence building
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The city of Washington will be taking a second look at what it will cost to build a new police evidence building. City council at Monday's meeting voted against an amendment to the ...
Jun 18, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US House ethics panel expands investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A three-year U.S. House probe into allegations of ethical lapses including sexual misconduct and illicit drug use by Republican Representative Matt Gaetz will expand to investig...
Jun 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) looks on as he speaks to the media while former White House counsel Don McGahn appears before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
UPDATE: Three people shot in incident on Peoria's East Bluff Monday afternoon
UPDATE 7:57 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a shooting in the East Bluff that happened Monday afternoon. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called just before four-...
Jun 17, 2024 Midwest Communications
Illinois' ban on 'bump stocks' remains in place despite U.S. Supreme Court decision
SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois law banning the sale and use of "bump stocks" and other devices that increase the firing power of semiautomatic weapons remains in place, at least for now, despite a U.S. Sup...
Jun 17, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters at a news conference on June 14. Pritzker said a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling doesn’t affect Illinois’ ban on bump stocks and other firearm accessories. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Police investigating teenager shot Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating after a 13-year-old was shot Saturday night in South Peoria. Officers found the juvenile with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg just before...
Jun 17, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US says two universities fell short in addressing anti-Arab, antisemitic hate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The University of Michigan and the City University of New York have fallen short in addressing recent incidents of anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab and antisemitic nature, the U.S. E...
Jun 17, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A coalition of University of Michigan students camp in the Diag to pressure the university to divest its endowment from companies that support Israel or could profit from the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, on the University of Michigan college campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Biden protections for LGBT students blocked in six more states
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Kentucky on Monday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing new protections for LGBT students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on ...
Jun 17, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People hold flowers and flags during the annual LGBTQ+ Capital Pride parade in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Illinois child tax credit: who gets it, how much is it?
In the final hours of their spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers approved a tax credit of up to about $300 for families with young children. The credit is available to Illinoisans with child...
Jun 17, 2024 (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams)
