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Fire believed to be arson damages Averyville church
PEORIA, Ill. - Investigators believe arson is behind a fire at an abandoned church in Peoria's Averyville neighborhood. Peoria Fire says crews were called to Madison and Park just before 7:00 P.M. Fri...
Mar 14, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Trump threatens to hit Iran's Kharg Island oil network if shipping lanes remain blocked
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran's Kharg Island hub unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strai...
Mar 14, 2026 A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS
Second person dies after vehicle crash Thursday night in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A second person has died after a crash Thursday evening in Peoria. The crash occurred just after 9:15 P.M. at Allen and Altorfer, where a mid-sized sedan and an SUV collided head-on wit...
Mar 14, 2026
Backlash to Trump immigration policies fuels Illinois Senate primary
CHICAGO, March 13 (Reuters) - The leading three Democratic contenders facing off for Illinois' open Senate seat on Tuesday have vowed to extensively reform or eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs En...
Mar 13, 2026 Voters turn out to a polling place at Su Nueva Lavanderia in the West Lawn neighbourhood of Chicago as the Democratic and Republican parties hold primary elections, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
May trials set for 18-year-olds behind violent Peoria car chase
PEORIA, Ill. - Trial dates have been set for two 18-year-olds accused of being involved in a violent stolen vehicle chase through Peoria last month. Daviere Dillard and Quinzell Foy will have jury tri...
Mar 13, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trumps says US could escort ships through strait as oil prices roil global economy
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. was willing to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz to protect them from Iranian attack, a...
Mar 13, 2026 A woman stands as Israeli emergency responders work at the site of an impact by an Iranian missile, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem
Israel destroys bridge in Lebanon, threatens Gaza-scale destruction
TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - Israel destroyed a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday and dropped leaflets in Beirut threatening Gaza-scale devastation as it deployed more troops to fight Iran...
Mar 13, 2026 Plumes of smoke rise following Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, after an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Baabda, March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Midwest Food Bank sends aid to Kankakee tornado victims
MORTON, Ill. - Midwest Food Bank is mobilizing efforts in Kankakee, Illinois after a destructive tornado and severe storms struck the area on Tuesday night. The powerful storms left widespread damage ...
Mar 13, 2026 (Midwest Food Bank)
Man sentenced for 2025 fatal shooting of girlfiend at North Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to nearly a century in prison for the shooting death of his girlfriend last year. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 46-year-old Derreck Ha...
Mar 13, 2026 (Peoria Co. Jail)
Illinois regulators say prediction markets are illegal gambling, but bettors - and the Trump family - love them
This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers Project and Capitol News Illinois. Reporting by Casey Toner, Hannah Meisel and Illinois Answers Project, Capitol News Illinois. (Capitol News Ill...
Mar 13, 2026 University of Chicago freshman Oliver Wilson analyzes interest rates bets on the Polymarket prediction market platform in his Hyde Park apartment late last year. Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan has pledged $20,000 to kickstart Wilson’s prediction market club at his university. (Credit: Victor Hilitski/For Illinois Answers Project)
