Author Archives: TJ Carson
Alleged downtown Peoria shooter to make court appearance Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - The man accused of shooting two people in downtown Peoria early Sunday morning will appear in court on Friday for a detention hearing. 29-year-old Adrian Morris is charged with two coun...
Oct 03, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Man sentenced for murder of his girlfriend in 2021 near Brimfield
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been sentenced to more than six decades in prison for the 2021 murder of his girlfriend near Brimfield. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Joshua McGee was sente...
Oct 03, 2025 courtroom gavel
Trump freezes Chicago transit funding, targeting Democratic areas in shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding on Friday, starving another Democratic city of funds as the government shutdown entered...
Oct 03, 2025 A view of the U.S. Capitol dome, following a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 2, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Here's what's in Illinois' $50.6B six-year infrastructure plan
Article Summary Illinois' latest six-year infrastructure plan includes $50.6 billion in projects, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. That includes $32.5 billion in road and bridge...
Oct 02, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker announces the state’s six-year, $50.6 billion infrastructure plan at a news conference Wednesday in Chicago. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
With the US government dark, alternate sources show a sluggish September for jobs
(Reuters) -Alternate data from public and private sources, a substitute for official statistics delayed by a government shutdown, showed the U.S. job market likely remained stalled in September with s...
Oct 02, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A ?Help Wanted? sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Teenager injured in Peoria convenience store shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager suffered non-life threatening injuries after a shooting at a Peoria convenience store Thursday afternoon. Peoria Police says a call came in just before 1:00 P.M., finding a 1...
Oct 02, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Drought conditions worsen across central Illinois as hot, dry weather continues
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought conditions are getting worse in central Illinois as a pattern of hot weather and no rain continues. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows severe d...
Oct 02, 2025
Man injured in shooting late Wednesday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man suffered serious injuries after a shooting in Peoria late Wednesday night. Peoria Police says officers responded just after 11:00 P.M. in the area of Underhill and Nebraska. They ...
Oct 02, 2025
ACLU chapters call for investigation into police actions after downtown Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union in Peoria and Illinois are calling for an independent investigation into police actions after a shooting early Sunday morning. In the afte...
Oct 02, 2025 (American Civil Liberties Union of Peoria)
Arrest made in connection to early Sunday morning shooting in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A 29-year-old has been arrested in connection to a shooting in downtown Peoria early Sunday morning. Peoria Police says Adrian Morris was identified as a suspect and took him into custo...
Oct 01, 2025
