Category Archives: Top Stories
One person dies after Spring Bay fire Monday morning
SPRING BAY, Ill. - One person has died after a fire at a Spring Bay duplex early Monday morning. Spring Bay Fire says crews responded just before 5:30 A.M. to the 100-block of Spring Creek Terrace, wi...
Mar 09, 2026 Midwest Communications
White House says it fired NTSB board member after concerning reports
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday it had fired National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman after receiving reports of inappropriate behavior and failing to atte...
Mar 09, 2026 Member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) J. Todd Inman speaks with a journalist, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Report outlines premature deaths, chronic health problems among homeless Illinoisans
Article Summary The recent mortality and morbidity report by the Illinois Department of Public Health reveals that people experiencing homelessness have a much higher rate of hospitalizations and prem...
Mar 09, 2026 A volunteer with Street Samaritans hands out a care package to a
person camping underneath a bridge in November in the Chicago area. (Medill Illinois News
Bureau by Jacques Abou-Rizk)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices spike in response to Middle East tensions
PEORIA, Ill.-Gas prices in the Peoria area have surged over the past week, driven by a spike in global oil prices following U.S. strikes on Iran and an escalation of tensions in the Middle East. Accor...
Mar 09, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
Iran's choice of Mojtaba Khamenei appears to close path to swift end to war, oil soars
By Parisa Hafezi and Maayan Lubell DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 9 (Reuters) - Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader on Monday, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in...
Mar 09, 2026 A picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is displayed on a screen in Tehran, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Trump again presses Congress on voter bill, says he will not sign other legislation
By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland MIAMI, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to withhold his signature from any other legislation until Congress passes a Republican-ba...
Mar 09, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a round table on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Washington finishes the job at IHSA girls' basketball state finals
NORMAL, Ill. - The redemption tour for the Washington Lady Panthers is now complete. On Saturday, Washington defeated Chatham Glenwood, 60-45, in the IHSA Class 3A girls basketball state championship ...
Mar 07, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Dee-Mack wins first state championship in girls' basketball
NORMAL, Ill. - The Dee-Mack Lady Chiefs are the queens of the court. In its first ever trip to the IHSA girls basketball state finals, Dee-Mack won the Class 1A state championship on Saturday morning ...
Mar 07, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Tornadoes kill four, injure more than a dozen in rural Michigan
By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - Tornadoes and strong storms killed at least four people and injured more than a dozen in southern Michigan on Friday, destroying multiple homes and lea...
Mar 07, 2026 Damage is seen at a Menards store following storms and tornado warnings in Three Rivers, Michigan, U.S. March 6, 2026 in a still image from video. Dan Cherry/USA Today Network via REUTERS
New road projects get underway in Peoria County on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - In Peoria, on Monday, from 9am to 3:30pm, southbound Route 6 will go down to one lane at War Memorial Drive for sign work. In Peoria, on Wednesday, lane closures begin on Knoxville Aven...
Mar 07, 2026 Midwest Communications
