Author Archives: TJ Carson
With influx of state and federal funding, Illinois looks to add enough chargers to support 1 million EVs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois' electric vehicle charging infrastructure is on pace to double this year, buoyed by an influx of state and federal dollars. The investments are aim...
Feb 18, 2024 Two electric vehicles are pictured at a charging station in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by
Andrew Campbell)
Pritzker commits another $182 million to migrant response, details to come next week
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The state and Cook County announced Thursday a roughly $250 million plan to provide shelter, health care and other services for recently arrived migrants. But a...
Feb 18, 2024 JOHNSON: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a Chicago City Council meeting on Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Navalny's death leaves despair and apathy in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The hundreds of flowers and candles laid in Moscow on Friday to honour the memory of Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, were taken away overnight in black bag...
Feb 18, 2024 Police officers detain people during a gathering in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny near the Wall of Grief monument to the victims of political repressions in Moscow, Russia February 17, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
Russia takes Avdiivka from Ukraine, biggest gain in 9 months
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia on Sunday said it had full control of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after Ukraine withdrew though Moscow said that some Ukrainian troops were still holed up in a vast So...
Feb 18, 2024 Smoke rises near the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant in the town of Avdiivka in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, as seen from Yasynuvata (Yasinovataya) in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/ File Photo
Alexei Navalny, prominent Putin foe, dies in Arctic jail, Russia says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's most formidable opponent, collapsed and died on Friday after a walk at the "Polar Wolf" Arctic penal colony where he was serving a ...
Feb 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen in a photograph at Loevestein Castle where a replica of his prison cell is on display as part of the exhibit "Silenced", the Netherlands, March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Anthony Deutsch/File Photo
Peoria County crews clearing roads after snowfall Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Road conditions worsened in Peoria County as snow fell and temperatures hovered around the freezing mark Friday morning. Peoria County Highway Department Engineer Amy McLaren says crews...
Feb 16, 2024 A Peoria County plow clearing roads early Tuesday, January 9. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--TJ Carson)
Peoria man sentenced for car theft incident
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man received a prison sentence after taking a plea deal in relation to a car theft incident from last year. Sentaries Farmer, 19, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a sto...
Feb 15, 2024 Sentaries Farmer (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Prosecutor in Biden documents probe to testify before US House panel, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. prosecutor who produced a politically explosive report that raised questions about President Joe Biden's memory will testify to a Republican-controlled House of Represe...
Feb 15, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Peoria City soccer club announces new head coach, front office staff
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City is looking to move to the "next level" in the club's third season. In an event Thursday at Industry Brewing, the club announced multiple new hires. Former Bradley soccer hea...
Feb 15, 2024 Peoria City leadership group pose for a photo after the announcement of the hiring of a new coach and front office staff on February 15th, 2024. From L-to-R; head coach Mike Paye, CEO Bobby Parker, President and General Manager Jim Derose, owner John Dorn, and Vice President Matt Sheehan.
Israel raids main Gaza hospital as Rafah concerns grow
JERUSALEM/DOHA (Reuters) -Israeli forces said on Thursday they had raided the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza as footage showed chaos, shouting and gunfire in dark corridors filled with dust and ...
Feb 15, 2024 A woman rests with children, as Palestinian arrive in Rafah after they were evacuated from Nasser hospital in Khan Younis due to the Israeli ground operation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
