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

Plan includes a state motor fuel sales tax, using interest from the state’s road fund, a sales tax increase in the Chicago metro area and a sharp increase in tolls on the Illinois Tollway.

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 ...

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 ...

Here are the nine high school volleyball teams from around Peoria to win IHSA regional titles in 2025. Sectionals are next.

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 ...

The killing of Massey, a Black mother of two who struggled with mental health issues, touched off a wave of protests and a ...