Author Archives: TJ Carson
Father of accused July 4th gunman arraigned in Chicago suburb
CHICAGO (Reuters) -An Illinois father was arraigned in court on Thursday on charges that he helped his underage son obtain a gun that the latter used to kill seven people at a Fourth of July parade ne...
Feb 16, 2023 Robert E. Crimo III walks into the courtroom during a hearing on Highland Park shooting in Lake County court, in Waukegan, Illinois, U.S., August 3, 2022. Nam Y. Huh/Pool via REUTERS
Witnesses in Trump election meddling probe may have lied under oath -grand jury
(Reuters) -Some witnesses may have lied under oath during a grand jury probe of former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia, according to excerpts from the ...
Feb 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo
Peoria-area Republicans say there's not enough money for new programs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Peoria-area Republican legislatures believe there's not enough money to fund new proposed spending from Governor J.B. Pritzker. In his State of the State and Budget address yesterd...
Feb 16, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. lawmakers seek answers from egg companies on record-high prices
(Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers have sent letters to the country's top egg companies seeking answers for why egg prices have ballooned to record highs in recent months, according to copies of the lette...
Feb 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Safeway brand Lucerne eggs are seen at the store in Wheaton, Maryland February 13, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
Pritzker's second-term agenda buoyed by ongoing strong revenue expectations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a state budget Wednesday that anticipates continued strong revenue receipts even as federal COVID-19 stimulus funds dry up, allowi...
Feb 15, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his state budget address Wednesday from the Illinois House chamber in Springfield. (Pool photo by Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune)
UPDATE: Final report released in police-involved shooting of Samuel Vincent Richmond
UPDATED 7:34 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The fatal shooting of Samuel Vincent Richmond by police in October last year was justified. That's according to the final report of the investigation released Wednesda...
Feb 15, 2023 (From Peoria Police bodycam video)
Actress Raquel Welch, sex symbol of 1960s, dead at age 82
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Raquel Welch, the film actress whose sultry, curvaceous looks made her a leading sex symbol of the 1960s and '70s, has died at age 82, news media outlets reported on Wednesday....
Feb 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Actress Raquel Welch poses at the 2014 Carousel of Hope Ball at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California October 11, 2014. The event benefits the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
U.S. could face debt-ceiling crisis this summer without deal, CBO warns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday said the U.S. Treasury Department will exhaust its ability to pay all its bills sometime between July and September, unless the curre...
Feb 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen on the day of U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Rivermen get new opponents after Bobcats cease operations
PEORIA, Ill. - The loss of hockey in Danville means changes to the Peoria Rivermen's schedule. The Rivermen on Wednesday announced the changes after the Vermilion County Bobcats announced they were ce...
Feb 15, 2023
Bradley University prepared for active shooter situation
PEORIA, Ill. - The chief of Bradley University's police department says they're well-prepared in case an active shooter situation occurs on campus. Brian Joschko says his department is trained every c...
Feb 14, 2023 (Bradley University)
