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Middle East conflict widens as Israeli, US strikes again hit Iran; oil soars, shares slide
DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 3 (Reuters) - Israeli and U.S. forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled glo...
Mar 03, 2026 Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Peoria Housing Authority seeks to clarify recent leadership changes, financial mismanagement
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Housing Authority spent Tuesday afternoon seeking to clarify and explain recent changes in leadership and alleged mismanagement. At the PHA offices, interim CEO Damon Duncan ...
Mar 03, 2026 Peoria Housing Authority interim CEO Damon Duncan addresses questions at a press conference, with Board of Commissioners Chairman Kadar Heffner in the background. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker denies traveling on Epstein's plane after Bill Clinton's since-recanted testimony
Article Summary Former President Bill Clinton recently mentioned Gov. JB Pritzker in a deposition to Congress regarding sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, saying he thought he might have traveled on Epst...
Mar 03, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his 2026 State of the State address in the Illinois Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
US lawmakers slam State Dept over lack of help for Americans stuck in Mideast amid Iran war
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers slammed the State Department on Tuesday for urging U.S. citizens in the Middle East to evacuate three days after the U.S.-Israeli air wa...
Mar 03, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises after reported Iranian missile attacks, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, as seen from Doha, Qatar, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
Illinois WIC Expands Food Options, Giving Families More Choices
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Families across Illinois receiving assistance from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) now have more choices at the grocery store. The...
Mar 03, 2026 Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS website)
Israel prepared for weeks-long Iran campaign, unlikely to deploy ground forces, spokesperson says
Tel Aviv, March 3 (Reuters) - The Israeli military has prepared for a campaign against Iran that could last several weeks but is unlikely to see the deployment of ground forces, a military spokesperso...
Mar 03, 2026 A person sits amid debris following an Israeli and U.S. strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
US housing supply gap widens further in 2025, Realtor.com says
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. housing supply gap widened further in 2025 while more households were formed, an independent report showed on Tuesday, suggesting that many potential homeowner...
Mar 03, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A for sale sign is shown for a residential home in Encinitas, California, U.S. July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Update: US homeland chief Noem stands by remarks calling slain US citizens terrorists
Updated at 10:32 a.m. By Ted Hesson, Susan Heavey and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during congressional testimony on Tuesday stood by h...
Mar 03, 2026 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is sworn in as she testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security," on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
US orders some diplomatic staff to leave Middle East as Iran conflict escalates
DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Tuesday ordered non-emergency government personnel and their family members to leave the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan and closed...
Mar 03, 2026 Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Peoria's New Hope Apartments closes its doors
By Liz Lape PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - New Hope Apartments in Peoria closed its doors for the foreseeable future on Monday, leaving some residents without a place to stay. The supportive housing facilit...
Mar 03, 2026 Peoria's New Hope Apartments closed their doors on Monday. (25 News)
