Crime, the future of the Par-A-Dice Casino and Peoria's effort to bring Amtrak to the city were all topics raised at the first mayoral debate.

Downing Peoria International Airport had a busy December — busy enough, in fact, to break another record. The airport announced Thursday a total of 66,150 people boarded and departed flights last ...

Nominees from East Peoria, Pekin, Brimfield and more. Vote now for high school athlete of the week around Peoria.

The Illinois high school boys basketball season has a little more than a month remaining, but plenty of Peoria-area players ... Jan. 23 at pjstar.com. The winner be revealed later that afternoon.

I recruits, dramatic play from unsung players and coaches who've been there before: The latest Manual-Peoria High basketball ...

Pekin, Notre Dame and Metamora schools with nominees in the poll for Journal Star high school athlete of the week. Click here and vote now.

Manual, Richwoods and Peoria High are among the schools with unexpected players stepping up so far this high school ...

Dominicue Linwood was charged with first-degree murder in December 2022 for his role in the shooting death of Jamarion Lee in Peoria on Sept. 3, 2022.

Illinois will brightly and loudly represent at a major parade this week in California. For the third consecutive year, the state of Illinois is building a float and participating in the Rose ...

Funeral services have been announced for the Illinois State Police Trooper who died while on duty last week. Trooper Clay M. Carns, 35, was struck and killed by a vehicle near Joliet while he was ...

Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times Share PONTIAC—Simeon and Peoria Manual have a combined ... The Rams and Wolverines are Illinois high school basketball royalty, so the matchup in the Pontiac ...