Author Archives: TJ Carson
Consumer advocates, utilities spar over potential energy price increases
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Millions of Illinoisans could see higher energy bills next year, but the size of those increases will be determined by a state agency that has recently had its oversi...
Jun 23, 2023 (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
U.S. Supreme Court allows Biden's shift on immigration enforcement
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday gave President Joe Biden's administration the green light to move ahead with guidelines shifting immigration enforcement toward countering public safety thr...
Jun 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden listens during his meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Drought conditions locally and across Illinois continue to worsen
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A continued lack of rain coupled with hot weather is making drought conditions worse in Illinois. The latest U.S Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows the entire state at...
Jun 22, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Pair arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - Two males were arrested on multiple drugs and weapons charges Tuesday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Police says a search warrant was executed at a house in the area of Grand Blvd. and Cre...
Jun 21, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria coffee shop announces permanent closure
PEORIA, Ill. - A downtown Peoria coffee shop is closing its doors for good. thirty-thirty Coffee announced in an Instagram post on Wednesday that Sunday, June 25th, will be its final business day. The...
Jun 21, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fed's Powell, in testimony, says inflation fight has "long way to go"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's fight to lower inflation back to its 2% target "has a long way to go," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday in testimony prepared for deli...
Jun 21, 2023 U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on "The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Amazon duped millions of consumers into enrolling in Prime, US FTC says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Amazon.com of enrolling millions of consumers into its paid subscription Amazon Prime service without their consent and mak...
Jun 21, 2023 An Amazon Prime truck is pictured as it crosses the George Washington Bridge on Interstate Route 95 during Amazon's two-day "Prime Early Access Sale" shopping event for Amazon members in New York City, New York, U.S., October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Peoria-area restaurants and eateries receive state recognition
PEORIA, Ill. - Four Peoria-area businesses have been recognized by the state for keeping it local and homemade. The Illinois Makers program honors businesses in the state that produce their products i...
Jun 20, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Police investigating early Tuesday morning vehicular hijacking
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a reported vehicular hijacking from early Tuesday morning. Officers were flagged down by an adult male near Owens Center just after 4:15 A.M. The male to...
Jun 20, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
US lawmakers to press automakers to cut reliance on China over supply chains- Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers will travel to Detroit on Tuesday to press the heads of automakers Ford Motor and General Motors to slash reliance on China over supply chai...
Jun 19, 2023 The GM logo is seen on the China Headquarters in Shanghai, China, August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
