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Illinois abortion clinics gain renewed support despite Republican, pro-life pushback
Article Summary Despite a Republican-led push for bills restricting abortion access, Illinois continues to serve as an abortion travel destination and celebrates 30 years of National Abortion Provider...
Mar 11, 2026 Planned Parenthood of Illinois sees more than 100,000 patients per year, and 30% of those are for abortions. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
Victim in rural East Peoria fatal fire identified
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - The victim in a fatal fire Monday in rural East Peoria has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 65-year-old Mark Evans was pronounced dead at the scene ...
Mar 11, 2026 Midwest Communications
Fire destroys home on Peoria's southside
PEORIA, Ill. - A home on Peoria's southside was a total loss after a fire early Wednesday morning. Battalion Chief Steve Rada said crews arrived just before 5 a.m., finding the home on W. Humboldt Ave...
Mar 11, 2026 A fire early Wednesday morning on W. Humboldt left a home on Peoria's southside a total loss. (Peoria Firefighters Local 50)
Trump tells Axios war in Iran will end soon, 'practically nothing left' to target
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Wednesday that there's "practically nothing left" to target in Iran and that the war there will end "soon." "Little this and ...
Mar 11, 2026 People attend a funeral ceremony for the Iranian military commanders who were killed in strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Illinois launches new program to help first-time homebuyers
CHICAGO - Governor J-B Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority have launched a new program called IHDAccess Home to make homeownership more accessible for first-time buyers across the ...
Mar 11, 2026 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
US consumer prices increase as expected in February
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices picked up in February as the cost of gasoline increased in anticipation of an escalating war in the Middle East, and with the co...
Mar 11, 2026 People shop at Zabar's supermarket in New York City, U.S., November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
ISP investigating death in Creve Coeur
By Peter Curi and Howard Packowitz CREVE COEUR, Ill. (25 News) - Illinois State Police are investigating a death in Creve Coeur after officers were seen blocking off streets Tuesday morning. A heavy p...
Mar 11, 2026 (Illinois State Police)
US lawmakers advance bill to lower housing prices
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats in Congress are lining up behind legislation to encourage more affordable housing, in a rare example of bipartisan action on...
Mar 11, 2026 A construction worker is shown at work on a multi-unit residential housing project in Encinitas, California, U.S., July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
As Iran war rages, Trump pivots to cost of living in Kentucky trip
By Bo Erickson HEBRON, Kentucky, March 11 (Reuters) - Twelve days into the Iran war, U.S. President Donald Trump is refocusing on domestic issues, traveling to Kentucky on Wednesday to promote his eco...
Mar 11, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the White House from Florida, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Hundreds of households lose power in Tazewell County after 2nd round of storms
By Howard Packowitz TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - A second round of severe storms swept through Central Illinois early Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of Tazewell County households. The ...
Mar 11, 2026 (Ameren Illinois)
