Author Archives: TJ Carson
Next edition of Greater Peoria Honor Flight takes off Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - Veterans from across central Illinois will take flight on Tuesday morning to see memorials for their fallen brothers in arms. The 36th edition of the Greater Peoria Honor Flight departs...
Oct 06, 2025 (Greater Peoria Honor Flight)
Washington dedicates state marker to Lincoln at ceremony
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A new state historical marker in Washington marks a visit from the 16th President of the United States. 25 News reports a ceremony took place Saturday on the city square to mark a v...
Oct 06, 2025 (25 News)
Woman shot in chest in Peoria early Sunday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a woman was shot in the chest this past weekend. Peoria Police says officers were dispatched to a local hospital just after 4:45 A.M. on Sunday. A 34-...
Oct 06, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Another person charged in connection to unrest following downtown Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Another person has has been charged in connection to unrest following a recent shooting in downtown Peoria. 28-year-old Quovideous Pierson was arrested early Friday morning, just before...
Oct 06, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
US Supreme Court girds for culture wars with LGBT, guns and race cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court is set to wade back into the nation's culture wars during its new nine-month term that begins on Monday with a series of contentious cases on issues includ...
Oct 06, 2025 A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Illinois sues to block Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago
(Reuters) -Illinois filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump from deploying hundreds of federalized National Guard troops into the streets of Chicago. The Democratic-led ...
Oct 06, 2025 The flag of the U.S. state Ilinois is seen in this illustration taken, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Hamas response to Trump plan wins hardline support, lifting hostage release hopes
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a hardline ally of Hamas that also holds hostages, on Saturday endorsed the group's response to a U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza - a move that could ...
Oct 04, 2025 Displaced Palestinians sit next to a tent, after Hamas agreed to release hostages and accept some other terms in a U.S. plan to end the war, in the central Gaza Strip, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Teenager ordered detained in shooting death of 15-year-old in Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager accused of conspiring to kill a 15-year-old boy in a Peoria home and then hiding the body in a rolled up carpet must remain in jail until trial. 25 News reports a motion was ...
Oct 04, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trump freezes $2.1B for Chicago transit projects in latest 'punishment' of blue states
CHICAGO - The White House on Friday froze $2.1 billion in federal funding for Chicago infrastructure projects in the latest move targeting Democratic cities and states amid the federal government shut...
Oct 04, 2025 Passengers for the CTA Red Line wait for their train to arrive in 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Alleged downtown Peoria shooting must remain in jail for "pretty brazen act"
PEORIA, Ill. - The man accused of shooting two people in downtown Peoria early Sunday morning, which led to chaos with a hostile crowd and police, must stay in jail. 25 News reports 29-year-old Adrian...
Oct 04, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
