Author Archives: TJ Carson
Victim in fatal pedestrian crash in Bartonville identified
PEORIA, Ill. - A 90-year-old man has been identified as the victim in a fatal pedestrian crash Tuesday afternoon in Bartonville. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Carlos Martinez suffered multi...
Mar 25, 2026 (Peoria County Coroner)
Prescription drug price control bill passes first committee hurdle
Article Summary Legislation to establish a prescription drug affordability board passed its first legislative hurdle in committee Tuesday - although changes are forthcoming. The bill would establish a...
Mar 25, 2026 Rep. Nabeela Syed, sponsor of a prescription drug board bill, speaks at a committee meeting Tuesday, March 25. Although the bill faced many concerns from lawmakers, it passed out of committee pending an amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Sales tax increase for Westlake Shopping Center approved
PEORIA, Ill. - A small sales tax increase is coming to Peoria's Westlake Shopping Center. On Tuesday night, the city council voted to approve an increase for the shopping center, going from a rate of ...
Mar 25, 2026 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump to hit Iran harder if Tehran does not accept defeat, White House says
WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will hit Iran harder if Tehran fails to accept that the country has been "defeated militarily," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sai...
Mar 25, 2026 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
US jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet's Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit. The outcome could infl...
Mar 25, 2026 Mothers and supporters gather outside the court as they await the jury's verdict in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming children's mental health through addictive social media platforms, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Catholic Diocese of Peoria announces Beatification Mass for Fulton Sheen
PEORIA, Ill. - Another step forward for sainthood of central Illinois native Fulton Sheen has been announced. Bishop Louis Tylka of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria announced Wednesday that a Mass of Be...
Mar 25, 2026 Archbishop Fulton Sheen (right) is hugging Pope John Paul II in this 1979 photo. (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation)
Yearslong ethanol policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump yet again
Article Summary Midwestern governors, including Illinois' JB Pritzker, are seeking a permanent solution to being able to use the ethanol blend E15 gasoline that's cheaper but some say more polluting a...
Mar 25, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference following his 2026 budget address. Pritzker joined six other Midwestern governors in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging an emergency waiver on the use of E15 ethanol gasoline this summer. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by George Alexandrakis).
Peoria city council approves changes to entice more food trucks downtown
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council has made it easier for food trucks and carts in the downtown area. On Tuesday night, the council unanimously voted to approve changes to the city code regarding ...
Mar 24, 2026 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Update: Semi a total loss after truck fire closes portion of I-74
UPDATED: 5 a.m. Tuesday PEORIA,Ill. - A portion of eastbound Interstate 74 was shut down after an Aldi semi-truck caught on fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported near milepost 87 at the split ...
Mar 24, 2026 (Traffic One)
Legal battle intensifies over appointing special prosecutor for alleged 'Operation Midway Blitz' abuses
Article Summary A Cook County judge will hear arguments next month over a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and charge alleged crimes committed by federal immigration agents duri...
Mar 24, 2026 Art, partners at Chicago-based civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy, speak to reporters in the Cook County criminal courthouse on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
