Author Archives: TJ Carson
U.S. Congress votes to block ESG investing, Biden veto expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican bill to prevent pension fund managers from basing investment decisions on factors like climate change cleared Congress on Wednesday, setting up a confrontation with...
Mar 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Pritzker proposes program to address teacher shortages in Illinois
ELGIN, Ill. - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is proposing additional education funding to address teacher shortages across the state. Data from the Illinois State Board of Education shows 3,558 unfil...
Mar 03, 2023 (State of Illinois)
LaHood urges responsible spending for Ukrainian war effort
PEORIA, Ill. - A local congressman says the war in Ukraine is just and needed, but he wants to see financial support from the United States spent wisely. Roughly a year after the conflict between Ukra...
Mar 03, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Park District receives state grant for Lakeview Park
PEORIA, Ill. - Lakeview Park in Peoria will have a new way for people to cool off on hot, summer days. The Peoria Park District received a state OSLAD grant worth $600,000 to replace the outdoor swimm...
Mar 02, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Heights receives federal money for Prospect Rd. project
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The federal government is providing help to Peoria Heights for improvements to about a mile of Prospect Rd. The town will be receiving $2 million in grants for improvements alon...
Mar 02, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Kroger's upbeat annual profit view surprises Wall Street
(Reuters) - Kroger Co on Thursday reported bumper quarterly results and forecast annual profit above Wall Street estimates, as the U.S. grocer bets on higher food prices and embarks on cost-cutting me...
Mar 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An undated handout photo shows Kroger grocery delivery bags in the U.S. obtained by Reuters on June 15, 2022. Kroger/Handout via REUTERS
Details of some items allegedly taken by Bradley University official known
PEORIA, Ill. - More details are now known about the arrest of a Bradley University official. 66-year-old Shelley Hawkins is accused of stealing multiple packages from the apartment complex she lived i...
Mar 01, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Caterpillar and UAW tentative agreement details released
PEORIA, Ill. - Details of a tentative six-year agreement between Caterpillar and the UAW have been released. The previous deal expired at midnight Wednesday, and the agreement was struck right before ...
Mar 01, 2023 (Caterpillar)
Wednesday morning Peoria house fire believed to be arson
PEORIA, Ill. - A house in South Peoria sustained major damage Wednesday morning after a fire that investigators initially believe is arson. The fire was reported at around 7:15 A.M. in the area of S. ...
Mar 01, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
China scoffs at FBI claim that Wuhan lab leak likely caused COVID pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan likely caused the COVID pandemic, director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday, a claim Chin...
Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy
