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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)
Trump says federal gasoline tax to be reduced 'till it's appropriate'
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he will reduce the 18-cent federal gas tax for a yet to be determined period as U.S. fuel prices shoot higher due to the Iran war. ...
May 11, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump listens to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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)
Suspect in Trump attempted assassination pleads not guilty
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The man accused of attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump at a White House reporters' gala last month pleaded not guilty to all charge...
May 11, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington D.C., U.S., April 30, 2026, in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Emily Goff/File Photo
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)
Trump dismisses Iran's reply to peace plan, oil jumps as Hormuz closure persists
By Nayera Abdallah, Elwely Elwelly and Idrees Ali DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal sent oil prices higher on Mo...
May 11, 2026 A woman holds an Iranian flag on a street, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
One US citizen tests mildly positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms
May 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Sunday that one of the 17 Americans being repatriated from a hantavirus-struck luxury cruise ship has tested mildly positive...
May 11, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, as it prepares to leave Praia, Cape Verde, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Danilson Sequeira/File Photo
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)
