Grant Park overlooks the Galena River where paddlewheel boats once docked. Now families spread picnic blankets where steamboat captains used to shout orders. The Grant Home sits on a quiet street like ...

Metamora swimmer Ava Peplowski was voted Journal Star girls high school athlete of the week for Oct. 20-25, 2025, presented ...

Nolley was invited to campus by the Bradley Democrats due to the proximity of Illinois’ 16th congressional district. Members ...

Illinois basketball needed a good tune-up game, and Maryville is the team that will feel the wrath of the Illini.

Dateline: Deadly Valentine is a chilling entry that follows the tragic murder case of Denise Leuthold, a wife and mother, who ...

Activists say their work is still cut out for them after the second-degree murder conviction of former Sangamon County ...

It's the first round of the playoffs in Illinois high school football in the Peoria area. See our predictions for top IHSA games this week.

He is one of the most exciting football players in central Illinois. Peoria High quarterback Breon Green can run, can throw, and can energize his team. And he loves it. “It’s a key role to me, being a ...

A new survey by Choice Mutual lists Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, Bachelor’s Grove in Midlothian and Springdale Cemetery in ...

Gov. JB Pritzker commits $10M to modernize Peoria's Sheridan Road, part of Illinois' $50.6B Rebuild Illinois program ...

The conviction against former deputy sheriff Sean Grayson, who is white, carries a potential sentence of between four and 20 ...

Meet with agriculture specialists from University of Illinois Extension and learn about the latest research impacting farms ...