Author Archives: TJ Carson
Central Illinois Congressmen receive primary challenges, state legislators do not
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Both of central Illinois' Congressmen will have primary challengers in March. The deadline to file nominating petitions to run in next year's March elections was Monday at 5:00 P.M...
Nov 04, 2025 A sign indicates one of the polling locations in Morton, at Community United Church of Christ, on Election Day 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
ISP vehicle damaged after sideswiped in Peoria County
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - An Illinois State Police squad car was struck in Peoria County on Monday night. ISP says the car was sideswiped by a black Ford Escape just before 7:30 P.M. on US Route 24 near Men...
Nov 04, 2025 (Illinois State Police)
Peoria Police chief denies reports of ICE operating in Peoria's Warehouse District
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's top cop says reports of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the River City are not true. Police Chief Eric Echevarria says the department received reports Tuesday of ICE ...
Nov 04, 2025 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
Peoria Riverfront Museum announces gift and new document for America 250 exhibit
PEORIA, Ill. - A gift to the Peoria Riverfront Museum is giving more people a chance to see America's history. The museum announced Tuesday morning a $1 million gift in association with its America 25...
Nov 04, 2025 (Peoria Riverfront Museum Facebook)
Trump threatens to withhold food aid as cities, nonprofits ask judge to intervene
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that food assistance aid for millions of Americans will be given out only when the federal government shutdown ends, as lawyers for cities and no...
Nov 04, 2025 Volunteers place food items in vehicles during a mobile food distribution at Cedar Creek High School, as nearly 42 million Americans face a potential lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, known as food stamps, due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, in Cedar Creek, Texas, U.S., November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee
Trump's agenda faces early test in elections in New York, New Jersey and Virginia
(Reuters) -Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors on Tuesday in a pair of races that will serve as an early gauge of the American electorate's mood after President Donald T...
Nov 04, 2025 Voters arrive at a polling site early on Election Day in Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar
El Paso man accused of threatening President Trump to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - An El Paso man federally charged with allegedly threatening President Trump must remain in jail until his trial. 25 News reports 27-year-old Derek Lopez was detained in a court hearing ...
Nov 03, 2025 (El Paso Police Department)
Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign in Peoria and Pekin begins
PEORIA, Ill. - A holiday tradition to help fund services for those in need in central Illinois is underway. The 38th edition of the Tree of Lights campaign for the Peoria and Pekin Salvation Armies st...
Nov 03, 2025 Peoria Salvation Army Major Heath Sells speaks at Northwoods Mall during the kickoff of the 2025 Tree of Lights campaign. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bill to regulate homeowners' insurance rates fails on final day of veto session
Story Summary: A bill that failed on the House floor last week would have given state insurance regulators authority to review and approve rates charged for homeowners' insurance in Illinois. Gov. JB ...
Nov 03, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon talks to state Sen. Michael Hastings on the floor of the Illinois Senate on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria Public Schools touts improvements in Illinois School Report Card
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools is touting improvements made in proficiency standards in the first scores since the standards were changed. District leaders on Monday talked about results from th...
Nov 03, 2025 Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat (left) and Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center principal Fabian Daniels (right) speak at a press conference to discuss PPS' results in the 2025 Illinois School Report Card. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
