Author Archives: TJ Carson
Glasford residents say water quality in town needs improvement
GLASFORD, Ill. - Residents in the small Peoria County town of Glasford say the quality of the town's water needs to be better. One of those residents is Richilynn Garcia. She tells 25 News that he wat...
May 28, 2023 (Richilynn Garcia/25 News)
Republicans criticize McCarthy, Biden debt ceiling deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -After tough negotiations to reach a tentative deal with the White House on the U.S. borrowing limit, the next challenge for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is pushing it through the...
May 28, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) departs after reaching a tentative deal with President Joe Biden to raise the United States' debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 27, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Yellen pushes back forecast of potential US default date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday extended the deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying the government would default on its obligations if Congress does ...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
New playground equipment coming to Glen Oak Park
PEORIA, Ill. - The playground at Glen Oak Park will be getting new equipment that is made for everyone. The Peoria Park District Board approved the purchase of new equipment and upgrades Wednesday at ...
May 26, 2023 (Peoria Park District)
Bus crashes through garage door in Mapleton
MAPLETON, Ill. - A bus went a bit further than expected in Mapleton Friday morning. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the driver of a special needs bus was picking someone up at a house near La...
May 26, 2023 Midwest Communications
Two teenagers arrested after trying to break into vehicle
PEORIA, Ill. - Two juveniles were taken into custody early Friday morning after reports they, and a third juvenile, were reportedly trying to break into a vehicle in the West Bluff. Peoria Police says...
May 26, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Pope skipped audiences because of a fever, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis did not receive anyone in audiences on Friday because he has a fever, the Vatican said on Friday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni did not provide any further detail...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis attends the first World Congress of Eco-Educational Cities, at the Vatican, May 25, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Risk of drought increasing in Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The lack of rain recently is increasing the risk of drought throughout Illinois. Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties are currently rated as 'abnormally dry' in the latest U.S. Dr...
May 26, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Oath Keeper gets 8 1/2 years in prison over US Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A member of the far-right Oath Keepers on Friday was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for her role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by support...
May 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Members of the Oath Keepers militia group, including Jessica Marie Watkins (Left), stand among supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protesting against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, on the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
Fire at apartment building Thursday in North Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - No one was injured after a fire at a three-story apartment building in North Peoria on Thursday. The Peoria Fire Department says the call for the fire at West Marigold Dr. and North Lan...
May 25, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
