Author Archives: TJ Carson

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-...
TJ Carson 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...
TJ Carson 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...
TJ Carson 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 ...
TJ Carson 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 ...
TJ Carson 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 ...
TJ Carson 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...
TJ Carson 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...
TJ Carson Oct 04, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)

7th Circuit denies Madigan's bid to stay out of prison while he appeals corruption conviction
Article Summary Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will still have to report to prison later this month after a federal appeals court denied his bid to stay out on bond while he fights his ...
TJ Carson Oct 04, 2025 Flanked by his two daughters, former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

Mother of Peoria shooting victim remembers teenaged son
PEORIA, Ill. - The mother of a teenaged homicide victim in Peoria from this week says she is taking it one day at a time. 15-year-old Keyaun Hardimon was found shot dead in a home near Sheridan and Mc...
TJ Carson Oct 03, 2025 (25 News)


