Author Archives: TJ Carson
18-year-old ordered held pending trial in connection to shooting death of teenager in Peoria's West Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge has ordered an 18-year-old to remain in jail until trial in connection to the shooting death of a teenager earlier this month. The Peoria County State's Attorney's...
Oct 14, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Man indicted for alleged role in sexual assault of teen at Peoria residence
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl earlier this year has been indicted by a Peoria County grand jury. The grand jury on Tuesday indicted 52-year-old Eddie Blakes on one...
Oct 14, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria hosts ceremony to honor fallen firefighters from its history
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters gathered at City Hall on Tuesday to honor their fallen brothers. The annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial ceremony honors the 16 firefighters who died in the line of d...
Oct 14, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Grayson murder trial to cause street closures in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A high-profile murder trial in Peoria is causing some closures around the Peoria County Courthouse. The Sean Grayson murder trial, which was moved from Springfield to Peoria earlier thi...
Oct 14, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Israel cuts agreed aid into Gaza over slow release of hostage bodies
GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Israel will only allow half the agreed number of aid trucks into Gaza starting Wednesday, according to a note seen by Reuters and confirmed by the United Nations, in a...
Oct 14, 2025 Trucks carry aid for Palestinians, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
US Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' challenge to $1.4 billion defamation judgment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to a $1.4 billion judgment awarded to families of the victims of the Sandy Hook E...
Oct 14, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Infowars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media after appearing at his Sandy Hook defamation trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S., October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Appeals court allows federalization of troops but says they can't be deployed
CHICAGO - A federal appeals court has allowed the federalization of National Guard troops in Illinois but told the federal government that those troops can't be deployed while the case makes its way t...
Oct 14, 2025 A group of protestors shout slogans and obscenities at immigration officials and National Guard troops in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
El Paso man arrested on child pornography charges
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - An El Paso man has been arrested on numerous child pornography charges. Woodford County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says 34-year-old George Lefler was taken into cus...
Oct 13, 2025 (Woodford County Sheriff's Office)
Veto session preview: Federal issues top of mind as lawmakers seek transit, energy solutions
Article Summary The General Assembly will return for the annual fall veto session from Oct. 14-16 and Oct. 28-30 with several key items on their agenda. Federal immigration and law enforcement actions...
Oct 13, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker holds a news conference alongside House Speaker Chris Welch, left, and Senate President Don Harmon in May 2023 at the Illinois Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria man charged with attempted murder in alleged shooting of girlfriend
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man must remain in jail after allegedly shooting his girlfriend this week on charges that include attempted murder. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 35-year-old...
Oct 10, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office-Peoria County Jail)
