Author Archives: TJ Carson
US Supreme Court conservatives lean toward allowing transgender sports bans
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared ready on Wednesday to uphold state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams amid escalating efforts n...
Jan 13, 2026 Protesters against transgender rights hold placards while demonstrating on the day justices are expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump's Detroit trip puts manufacturing back in focus amid US factory job slump
DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump traveled to Detroit on Tuesday, aiming to refocus attention on U.S. manufacturing and his efforts to tackle high consumer costs as the Whi...
Jan 13, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Jim Farley, CEO of Ford and Corey Williams, Ford River Rouge Plant Manager, as he visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Bartonville Fire names new chief after Cheatham steps down
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - There's a new leader at the Bartonville Fire Department. In a social media post, the department announced that Michael Cheatham is stepping down from the role as chief, after 20 ye...
Jan 13, 2026 (Bartonville Fire Department)
Kitchen fire damages South Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was treated for smoke inhalation after a South Peoria house fire Tuesday afternoon. Peoria Fire says crews arrived in the area of Millman and Westmoreland just after noon, fi...
Jan 13, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Community leader and former Peoria City Council member George Jacob passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - A former Peoria City Council member and community leader has passed away. George Jacob died on Sunday at the age of 61. Jacob served as a Peoria City Council member from 2005 to 2011. H...
Jan 12, 2026 (Peoria Journal Star Obituaries)
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis announces retirement
Article Summary Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis announced she will retire from the court at the end of January following 15 years as a justice. Theis, a Democrat, served three years as ...
Jan 12, 2026 Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis listens to remarks from the bench at the Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Paramount sues Warner Bros for Netflix deal details, plans proxy fight
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance on Monday sued Warner Bros Discovery for more information on a rival $82.7 billion deal with Netflix, escalating a battle to take control of one of the most stori...
Jan 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Paramount and Warner Bros logos are seen in this illustration taken December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Illinois sues Trump administration over immigration enforcement tactics
CHICAGO, Ill. - The state of Illinois is suing the Department of Homeland Security over what it alleges are "unlawful and dangerous" tactics during immigration enforcement operations. The lawsuit file...
Jan 12, 2026 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) smiles as supporters chant his name during an appearance at Illinois Central College's Workforce Sustainability Center on June 26th, 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois extends enrollment deadline for health insurance plans beginning Feb. 1
Article Summary Illinois residents now have until Jan. 31 to enroll in health insurance through Get Covered Illinois. Officials from the new state-run marketplace announced the extension on Jan. 12, f...
Jan 12, 2026 (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Some Republican lawmakers unsettled by probe of Powell, warn of impact on Fed
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A growing number of Republicans in Congress expressed concern on Monday about the Trump administration's threat to indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with two s...
Jan 12, 2026 U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) arrives to attend a briefing for senators on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
