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A gas pump is shown filling a vehicle's tank at a Peoria-area station.
Joe Deacon
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WCBU
Local News
Peoria area, nationwide gas prices spike as war with Iran drives fuel costs higher
Joe Deacon
The average price of gas in the Peoria area is up more than 40 cents a gallon this week, as the war in Iran impacts the global oil market.
A volunteer with Street Samaritans hands out a care package to a person camping underneath a bridge in November in the Chicago area.
Jacques Abou-Rizk
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Medill Illinois News Bureau
State News
Report outlines premature deaths, chronic health problems among homeless Illinoisans
Jacques Abou-Rizkand and Medill Illinois News Bureau
Jashan Smith, a senior at University City High School in the St. Louis area, looks at lettuce growth during an agriculture sciences class at the school on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in University City, Missouri.
Brian Munoz
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St. Louis Public Radio
Harvest Public Media
A student farming program is expanding in urban schools. Here's what city kids get out of FFA
Katie Grawitch
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