Pekin needs one last piece of property to begin a $5.7 million road rehabilitation project. But the city seems to be at an impasse with the property owner over the price. During a special meeting, the ...

A tough IHSA playoff loss last season put a chip on the shoulder of Wes Gudeman and his Morton basketball teammates. So far, so good this season.

A reference to shooting a student during a class Wednesday led to the arrest of a student teacher with District 50 in Washington, according to an email obtained by the Journal Star.

The Pekin Police Department said Thursday that a narcotics raid at a home in south Pekin was being falsely framed as an immigration raid on social media.

A two-vehicle crash along Interstate 74 in Knox County on Thursday morning has led to the deaths of two people.

Best Buy's pending relocation to East Peoria means Glen Hollow Shopping Center in Peoria will need a new tenant this summer. Here's what we know.

Eddie Sutter played for Bill Belichick at the start of the legendary coach's career. Three decades later, Belichick and UNC are recruiting Sutter's son.

Teams from Dunlap, Washington, Morton and Elmwood are scheduled to compete at the 2025 IHSA competitive dance state finals in ...

The 61-year-old high school gym will undergo renovations almost immediately following basketball season, according to Washington athletics director Joe Alstat. The original lower-level bleachers will ...

Journal Star reporter Zach Roth covers crime and courts in the Peoria area.

Here is how Peoria-area basketball teams rank in the the regular-season AP top 10 poll for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A on Jan. 29 ...

Adam Harbison, 43, died after he was hit by a vehicle in the 800 block of West Muller Road. According to Peoria County ...