Author Archives: TJ Carson
Legislature passes 'medical aid in dying' bill that governor says he will review
Article Summary State lawmakers passed a bill to legalize "medical aid in dying" for Illinois adults with terminal illnesses. If signed by the governor, the measure would allow mentally capable patien...
Nov 05, 2025 State Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora, sponsored a bill that would legalize medical aid in dying in Illinois, which still must be signed by the governor to become law. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Senate Republicans brush off Trump's push to end filibuster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday rebuffed President Donald Trump's call to end the longest government shutdown in history by terminating the filibuster, a rare rejection of t...
Nov 05, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Woman convicted in fatal South Peoria gas station stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman has been convicted for a fatal stabbing at a South Peoria gas station two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 55-year-old Cathy Logan was found guilty of...
Nov 05, 2025 Cathy Logan (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Illinois lawmakers approve state-specific vaccine guidelines, punt on gambling bill
Article Summary Illinois lawmakers passed 24 bills during the two-week fall veto session. House Bill 767 would allow IDPH Director Sameer Vohra to issue state-specific guidelines while granting more a...
Nov 05, 2025 The Illinois Capitol dome is pictured through fall foliage in Springfield on the final day of the legislature’s 2025 veto session. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Grand jury indicts Peoria man accused of shooting girlfriend
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted on multiple charges for alleged abuse against his girlfriend. A Peoria County grand jury on Tuesday indicted 35-year-old Calvin Freeman in two separate in...
Nov 04, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office-Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: Death toll in Louisville UPS plane crash rises to 9
Updated at 7:57 a.m. (Reuters) -The death toll from the crash of a UPS cargo plane that erupted into a fireball moments after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday has risen to nine, city and sta...
Nov 04, 2025 Smoke rises from the wreackage of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet after it crashed on departure from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. November 4, 2025. Jeff Faughender/USA Today Network via REUTERS.
Teenagers accused in South Peoria shooting death of man on bicycle indicted
PEORIA, Ill. - Three teenagers have been indicted for murder by a Peoria County grand jury in the shooting death of a man riding a bicycle in South Peoria last month. On Tuesday, 16-year-old Orlando H...
Nov 04, 2025 courtroom gavel
Washington woman ordered to remain in jail in alleged child sexual assault case
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County prosecutors claim the parents of a baby born earlier this year are a Washington woman and the minor she allegedly had sex with. 25 News reports DNA testing presented in a...
Nov 04, 2025 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois treasurer faces no GOP challenger as 2026 primary ballots take shape
Article Summary More than 630 candidates submitted petitions to run for state, federal and judicial office - including dozens seeking to take advantage of a generational turnover in the state's congre...
Nov 04, 2025 Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs speaks at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield in August. No Republican filed to run against him in 2026 by the initial Nov. 4 filing deadline. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Hopewell man dies after one-vehicle crash in Marshall County
HOPEWELL, Ill. - A Hopewell man has died after a one-vehicle crash in Marshall County Tuesday afternoon. The Marshall County Sheriff's Office says 94-year-old Orville Schneider was pronounced dead at ...
Nov 04, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
