Nominees include state medalists, state quarterfinals and more. Vote now for the top high school athlete this week around ...

REO Speedwagon, the American rock band with Central Illinois roots, plans to stop touring at the end of the year. Their final ...

Bill retired in 1996 from a 25-year career as the Building Maintenance Supervisor at The Peoria Journal Star newspaper. Bill is survived by his wife of 62 years, Martha Ann (Lancaster) Jenkins ...

The Pekin junior won the fans choice' vote for MVP of the high school volleyball season, earning a third of more than 160,000 ...

Metamora senior running back Evan Keil has been voted the fans' choice for most valuable high school football player in the Peoria area ... will be selected the Journal Star Player of the Year ...

Max Schmidt of the Notre Dame boys soccer team was voted as the Journal Star athlete of the week for ... His lone stop in penalty kicks helped Peoria Notre Dame win the Class 2A Dunlap Sectional ...

IHSA volleyball: 2024 IHSA volleyball postseason pairings, schedules, scores for Peoria area This vote has no bearing on who will be selected the Journal Star Player of the Year or will make the ...

The 2024-25 college basketball season tipped off Monday across the nation, and plenty of former Peoria-area players will suit up this season. Here is a look at where the 18 all-area players from ...

He was pronounced dead at the scene. Peoria police spokesperson Semone Roth told the Journal Star on Wednesday that there were no additional updates on circumstances of the shooting. A suspect has ...

Each week, the Journal Star will take a look at the top-performing teams and players from weekend playoff games involving schools from the Peoria area. Players from Peoria High and ...