Author Archives: TJ Carson
Sen. Emil Jones III to enter deferred prosecution agreement after bribery mistrial
Article Summary State Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, will not face a scheduled January retrial in his federal bribery case. A Thursday hearing revealed he is set to enter into a deferred prosecution ...
Dec 11, 2025 State Sen. Emil Jones III waits in line at the Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield to file his nominating petitions to appear on the 2026 primary ballot for state senator on October 27, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Par-A-Dice future plans revealed, Boyd plans to keep casino in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The future of the Par-A-Dice Casino appears to be staying put on the East Peoria side of the river. Boyd Gaming presented its plans for a new land-based version of the Par-A-Dice t...
Dec 11, 2025 (Illinois Gaming Board)
Teenager arrested on murder charge in fatal Central Peoria shooting in October
PEORIA, Ill. - A 17-year-old male has been arrested for murder in connection to a fatal shooting in Central Peoria in October. Peoria Police says the teenager was developed as a suspect in the death o...
Dec 11, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria County State's Attorney's Office determines August officer-involved shooting in Peoria's East Bluff justified
PEORIA, Ill. - The final report from an officer involved shooting death in Peoria's East Bluff from this summer states the use of deadly force was justified. The shooting on August 5th claimed the lif...
Dec 11, 2025 (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office)
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing makes first in-court appearance
Dec 11 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, the accused killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, sought on Thursday to limit media access to ensure a fair trial as the 22-year-old man made his...
Dec 11, 2025 Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, U.S., December 11, 2025. Rick Egan/Pool via Reuters
New laws: Gun storage, police background check changes take effect in 2026
Article Summary Several new public safety laws will take effect Jan. 1. One new law requires gun owners to store their firearms in a locked and secure location when children are present or face big fi...
Dec 11, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker passes in front of a row of Illinois State Police vehicles during a ceremony outside the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on March 30, 2022. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
UPDATE: South Peoria church destroyed by Thursday morning fire
UPDATED 2:08 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A South Peoria church believed to be abandoned is a total loss after a fire Thursday morning. Peoria Fire crews were called to the building at Blaine and Starr just af...
Dec 11, 2025 (25 News)
US judge orders Kilmar Abrego released from immigration detention
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego, whose wrongful deportation became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown...
Dec 11, 2025 Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, holds his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura's hand, as he appears for a check-in at the ICE Baltimore field office three days after his release from criminal custody in Tennessee, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. August 25, 2025. Picture taken through glass. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Woman who died while detained at Peoria County Jail identified
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman has been identified as the Peoria County Jail detainee who died while in custody on Tuesday. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 39-year-old Pamela Wall was pronounc...
Dec 10, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Arrest made in death of man found in burnt garage in Peoria's North Valley
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in connection to the death of a man in a burnt garage in Peoria's North Valley last month. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 62-year-old Joseph Al...
Dec 10, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
