Author Archives: TJ Carson
Bovino ordered to make daily court appearances after three days of tear gas in Chicago
Article Summary U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino spent a little more than an hour testifying in U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' courtroom Tuesday after she ordered him to appear...
Oct 28, 2025 U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino signals to immigration agents as he leaves the Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Grand jury indicts four people in connection to Peoria teenager's shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted multiple individuals involved in the shooting death of a teenager earlier this month. The grand jury on Tuesday indicted three people for First D...
Oct 28, 2025 courtroom gavel
UPDATE: Deliberations back under way at Sean Grayson murder trial
UPATED 2:10 P.M. PEORIA. Ill. - The courtroom will reopen at 2:30 P.M. ---------------------------------- UPDATED 9:33 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The second day of juror deliberations in the Sean Grayson mur...
Oct 28, 2025 Protesters outside the Peoria County Courthouse on Tuesday. A verdict in the Sean Grayson murder trial is expected on Wednesday. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Fritz Moser)
States sue over Trump administration suspending food benefits during shutdown
BOSTON (Reuters) -A coalition of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop President Donald Trump's administration from suspending food aid benefits starting on November 1 amid the ongo...
Oct 28, 2025 A sign advertises that WIC and Food Stamps are accepted at a convenience store, as tens of millions of Americans might not receive food stamps and other food aid in November because of the government shutdown, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
UPDATE: Victim in fatal shooting in Central Peoria identified
UPDATED 11:18 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been identified as the victim in a shooting Sunday night in Central Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 20-year-old Elisha Gilbert was t...
Oct 27, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
State rep., comptroller candidate's ICE disclosures draw threats from DOJ
Article Summary State representative and comptroller candidate Margaret Croke, D-Chicago, has come under fire from online conservatives for publicizing ICE vehicle details. Secretary of State Alexi Gi...
Oct 27, 2025 State Rep. Margaret Croke talks to reporters outside the Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield on Monday, Oct. 27, as she waits to file her petitions to run for comptroller. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Crowded Dem primaries, GOP field for governor take shape as candidates file for office
Article Summary Hundreds of candidates filed petitions on Monday to run for office in 2026 as several primary races take shape. U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' push to redraw Illinois' con...
Oct 27, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker and lieutenant governor candidate Christian Mitchell prepare to file nominating petitions at the Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield on Monday, Oct. 27. Between them is Cook County Republican Party Chair Aaron Del Mar, who is running for lieutenant governor on the GOP ticket alongside former state Sen. Darren Bailey. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Male juveniles injured in South Peoria shooting Monday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - A pair of male juveniles were injured after shots were fired in South Peoria on Monday afternoon. Peoria Police responded just after 3:00 P.M. to the area of Starr and Ligonier, finding...
Oct 27, 2025
Grayson takes stand to testify at his murder trial as it enters second week
PEORIA, Ill. - The second week of the Sean Grayson murder trial begins with the former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy taking the stand. Grayson is charged with First Degree Murder in the death of So...
Oct 27, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
LaHood says federal government shut down has gone on for "too long"
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois' Republican Congressman says the federal government shutdown has gone on for "too long." 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) spoke about the shut down in ...
Oct 22, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
