Author Archives: TJ Carson
5th person arrested and charged for alleged role in robbery of teenager in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A 5th person has been arrested and charged for his alleged role in the armed robbery of a teenager last November in Peoria's East Bluff. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says...
Mar 31, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Pair indicted for their alleged role in South Peoria armed vehicular hijacking
PEORIA, Ill. - Two men have been indicted for their alleged roles in a South Peoria vehicular hijacking earlier this month. Court documents indicate 34-year-old Christopher Coleman and 28-year-old Ant...
Mar 31, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Statewide warehouse pollution reduction bill fails to meet committee deadline
Article Summary A House deadline passed last week with lawmakers declining to advance a measure to establish annual emissions-reduction targets and a system of points for air pollution mitigation meas...
Mar 31, 2026 The 700,000 square-foot Amazon fulfillment is one of several in the area south of Joliet. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Matias Castilho)
US judge halts Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project, for now
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge blocked Donald Trump on Tuesday from proceeding with construction of a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing, haltin...
Mar 31, 2026 Construction cranes work on White House East Wing renovations in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
AM 1290 WIRL signal goes silent after 77 years of broadcasting
PEORIA, Ill. - The Mighty 1290 has gone silent. The signal for AM 1290 WIRL was shut down on Tuesday at noon after more than 77 years on the air. AM 1290 first went on the air in 1948. Over the years,...
Mar 31, 2026 Former WIRL personality Wayne Miller pressed the button to shut off the AM 1290 WIRL signal for good after 77 years of broadcasting, on March 31st, 2026. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bill targets zoning laws that block homes for adults with disabilities
Article Summary Local zoning rules can create barriers for organizations seeking to provide community integrated living arrangements for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A Hous...
Mar 31, 2026 Clear skies above an Envision Unlimited community integrated living arrangement, a group home for adults with disabilities, in the Chicago area. (Medill Illinois News Bureau, Photo by Rebecka Pieder)
US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a Colorado law that banned psychotherapists from using "conversion" talk therapy intended to change a LGBT minor's sexual or...
Mar 31, 2026 U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Attack on Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah-inspired 'act of terrorism,' FBI says
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The FBI said on Monday that an attack on the largest Jewish temple in Michigan earlier this month was an "act of terrorism" inspired by Hezbollah. Ayman Ghazali, a 41-...
Mar 30, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Parents who pulled out their kids from the Temple Israel Synagogue stand near police after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident there, in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Peoria County Sheriff's K9 Freya helps end police chase
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is giving high praise to one of their K-9 units after a police chase on Saturday. The sheriff office says a deputy spotted a man on an unregist...
Mar 30, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Man pleads guilty for role in 2024 East Bluff shooting that injured teenager
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend 12 years in prison for his role in a shooting outside a market in Peoria's East Bluff nearly two years ago. That's after 20-year-old Jaylan Russell pleaded guilty Monda...
Mar 30, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
