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As Illinoisans lose federal food assistance, independent grocers face debt, store closure
Article Summary As thousands of Illinois households lose their federal food assistance this month, business owners are also preparing for potential loss. When households lose their benefits, they spen...
May 11, 2026 Craig Norrenberns, a fourth-generation Illinois grocer, poses in one of the four independent groceries he owns in southern Illinois. Norrenberns testified before a House committee about the potential impacts SNAP cuts will have on independent grocers. (Photo courtesy Norrenberns)
Jefferson Ave changing from one-way to two-way traffic Tuesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Two-way traffic begins on Jefferson Avenue on Tuesday morning in downtown Peoria. Construction barrels will be removed at 10 a.m., and Peoria Police will be there to help ensure things ...
May 11, 2026 Jefferson Avenue in downtown Peoria will go from one-way to two-way traffic on Tuesday at 10 a.m. (1470/100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
How do data centers benefit the places where they're built? Local mayors give mixed reviews
Article Summary Lawmakers are currently debating how to regulate data centers while balancing that goal with the economic benefits the facilities can bring to communities. No regulations have moved be...
May 11, 2026 A new data center owned by CyrusOne is being built in Aurora. The Texas-based CyrusOne received state backing for the project in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peorian sentenced to decade in prison for selling methamphetamine
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is facing 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine. 32-year-old Morelle Foster entered a guilty plea back in January. Authorities say Foster is responsible for d...
May 11, 2026 32-year-old Morelle Foster. (Peoria County Jail)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still rising, as oil prices rebound
PEORIA, Ill.-Area drivers are seeing another significant jump at the pump this week, as the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas in Peoria has risen 8.0 cents in the last seven days, with an ave...
May 11, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
Peoria shed and contents a total loss in Sunday evening fire
PEORIA, IL - A shed and its contents are a total loss after a fire in Peoria on Sunday evening. Fire Battalion Chief Larry Carter said crews were called to the 2500 block of W. Flint Street around 5:4...
May 11, 2026 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fire causes $100K in damage to East Peoria property
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Fire at an East Peoria home caused $100,000 damage Sunday night, including damage to vehicles in an attached garage. Assistant Fire Chief Andy Ogburn said crews arrived just after ...
May 11, 2026
UPDATE: One person in custody following alleged police shootout and house explosion in Washington
(UPDATED 2:01 P.M.) WASHINGTON, Ill. - One person is in custody after an incident early Sunday morning in Washington that allegedly involved a police shootout and a house explosion. Washington Police ...
May 10, 2026 Corey Wara
Rivermen fall in deciding game of SPHL President's Cup Finals
PEORIA, Ill. - The Cup will be staying in Evansville. The Evansville Thunderbolts won their second straight SPHL President's Cup at Carver Arena on Saturday night, by defeating the Peoria Rivermen, 6-...
May 09, 2026 The Evansville Thunderbolts come together to lift the SPHL President's Cup, after defeating the Peoria Rivermen, 6-4, in Game 5 of the 2026 President's Cup Finals at Carver Arena in Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Numerous construction projects to begin on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - The construction season will start to ramp up in central Illinois this week. Starting on Monday, the ramp from northbound Route 6 to Knoxville will be closed until mid-June for work on ...
May 09, 2026 Midwest Communications
