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US lawmakers set to vote on war powers as Iran conflict widens
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate were set to begin voting on Wednesday on a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to stop the military campaign again...
Mar 04, 2026 A view of the U.S. Capitol building at night in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
"County Cares" returns to 104.9 The Wolf raising money for St. Jude
PEORIA, Ill. - Each year, 104.9 The Wolf spends two days raising money for the kids of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The Wolf's Mike Stechman and John Young will broadca...
Mar 04, 2026 104.9 The Wolf personalities Mike Stechman and John Young broadcasting for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Wednesday abd Thursday this week. (1470/100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
Father indicted again by Peoria County grand jury for alleged abuse of infant son
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man on another charge for allegedly injuring his infant son. 20-year-old Jaravion Nichols was indicted of aggravated battery on Tuesday, a Clas...
Mar 03, 2026 Jaravion Nichols. (Peoria County Jail)
Former DOJ attorneys intervene in lawsuit seeking sensitive Illinois voter registration data
Article Summary Eighteen former Department of Justice attorneys signed onto an amicus brief arguing the Trump administration has no legal authority to demand voter registration data from Illinois. Ill...
Mar 03, 2026 David Becker, founder and executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, is among 18 former Department of Justice attorneys who filed a brief in federal court in Illinois opposing the department’s lawsuit seeking access to the state’s unredacted voter registration database. (Screenshot of Zoom call by Capitol News Illinois)
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
