Retired teacher and Woodruff swim coach Jim Runkle has died at age 79. Tributes pour in for one of the elite swim coaches in ...

A once-bustling commercial corner of Peoria has been much in the news lately, with the closing of one longtime business and ...

Plans to build a new subdivision in North Peoria were unanimously approved by the Peoria City Council on Tuesday night. The council approved plans to build the 19-acre Peoria Kona Breeze subdivision ...

Illini Bluffs and Metamora lead Peoria-area schools in the Illinois preseason high school softball poll. See the rankings ...

Metamora, Dunlap, Eureka have nominees among in the poll for Journal Star high school athlete of the week for Jan. 20-25.

"As mayor, I am committed to the continuation of equity, which is actually stronger and better than equality because it meets ...

Gone Social has permanently closed roughly six months after relocating to Landmark Recreation Center in Peoria. The business ...

All three locations – along with other Peoria-area Pizza Huts – are operated by EYM Pizza of Illinois, LLC. The Journal Star reached out to EYM Pizza, Pizza Hut’s media contact and an area ...

Two women have been arrested and face charges in the death of a 13-month-old child at a Peoria hospital. The case is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Peoria County coroner.

The Illinois football team now has added a transfer from all three phases of the game. The Illini signed former Purdue punter Keelan Crimmins out of the transfer portal on Thursday, adding their ...

A 13-month-old Peoria child who died on Dec. 27 had "excessive" amounts of a sleeping aid in his system when he died, ...

Beck's is considering building a gas station in a block of Knoxville Avenue that includes many empty buildings, including the site of the former Stephanie's Discount Depot and Leo's Flowers, as well ...