Author Archives: TJ Carson
Woman arrested after Thursday afternoon stabbing in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was arrested after a stabbing incident at a business in Peoria Thursday afternoon. Peoria Police responded just before 5:15 P.M. to the business in the area of Sheridan and Ridg...
May 03, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Law enforcement community honors fallen officers at Illinois Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Six fallen police officers were honored at an annual memorial service outside the State Capitol Thursday. The Illinois Police Officers Memorial occurs annua...
May 03, 2024 Uniformed officers honor the families of their fallen colleagues during the annual Police Officers Memorial on the Illinois State Capitol grounds Thursday in Springfield. Six fallen officers were honored at the ceremony. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Family and friends mourn death of Mikequese Taylor after shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. - Family and friends are remembering Mikequese Taylor after he became the victim in Peoria's 5th homicide of 2024 earlier this week. Taylor, 18, was home from junior college in Kansas, vi...
May 02, 2024 (Kansas City Kansas Community College Athletics)
Rivian receives $827 million in incentives to expand Illinois facility, shares jump
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive said on Thursday it has received $827 million in an incentive package from the State of Illinois to expand operations at its Normal facility. The Irvine, California-based ...
May 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: An electric pick-up truck is pictured at the Rivian Automotive Inc facility in Costa Mesa, California, U.S.,November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Woman injured after Wednesday evening shooting in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a shooting from Wednesday night that injured a woman. Police say 19 shots were fired in the area of Gift and Isabell just after 8:30 P.M. Officers did no...
May 02, 2024
Peoria Fire performs river rescue of man Thursday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A man suffered minor injuries after being pulled from the river Thursday morning. Peoria Fire says crews responded at around 11:30 A.M. to reports of a person in the water. They arrived...
May 02, 2024 (Peoria Fire Dept.)
Groundbreaking ceremony held for band shelter at Pekin's Mineral Springs Park
PEKIN, Ill. - Leaders in Pekin have begun the work to build a new band shelter in the city's Mineral Springs Park. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday morning at the site of the Steven D. Skin...
May 02, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Democrats muscle through changes to ballot access, advisory questions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House moved quickly Wednesday to push through a change to state election laws that partially limits ballot access an...
May 02, 2024 State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, smiles on the House floor after Republicans chose not to debate his proposed election law changes, instead voting present then leaving the chamber for a news conference. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Fed keeps rates unchanged, flags 'lack of further progress' on inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and signaled it is still leaning towards eventual reductions in borrowing costs, but put a red flag on recent dis...
May 01, 2024 U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Peoria Zoo's giraffe Taji passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Zoo is mourning the passing of one of their giraffes. The zoo announced that Taji was humanely euthanized on Tuesday. Taji had received specialized shoes earlier this year af...
May 01, 2024 (Peoria Zoo/Peoria Park District)
