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The Peoria County coroner has released autopsy findings for a 45-year-old former softball coach facing sex charges who died ...

Washington, Dunlap and Pekin high school athletes are among those up for the Journal Star Girls Athlete of the Week for Sept.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified Thursday in St. Louis, marking a major step toward sainthood for the central ...

The new 7 Brew drive-thru in East Peoria will be giving away free drinks as part of its grand opening next week.

The Peoria Riverfront Market said "we need your help" to move up in the rankings for a national competition among farmers markets.

Ahead of Week 6, here are the 54 Illinois high school football teams still undefeated in 2026. The IHSA second playoff outlook has 134 teams clinched.

See the schedule of Illinois high school football games along with the team standings in the Peoria area for Week 6 of the 2026 IHSA season.

Watch: Nominees for Journal Star Boys Athlete of the Week for Sept. 14 ...

The star of a Christmas classic is making his way to the Prairie Home Alliance Theater just ahead of the holidays. Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in “A Christmas Story,” will be at the Civic ...

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