EAST PEORIA - A black humvee pulled up to the VFW Post 2078 of East Peoria on Sunday morning.

PEORIA - More than 2,700 Peoria-area customers were without power as of 10 p.m. Sunday as severe thunderstorms swept through central Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD - Representatives of some of the state's largest business associations are looking back at a historic legislative session as a "mixed bag" for businesses, which will see benefits from late legislative action."I think it's a mixed bag, and it depends a little bit on what sector you're in," said Rob Karr, president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association.

Planned Parenthood clinics in Springfield, Peoria, Pekin, Ottawa and elsewhere in Illinois are using private donations to continue family planning services, including referrals for abortions, after a federal court allowed controversial changes in the federal Title X grant program to take effect.