A Peoria man pled guilty to animal cruelty charges Thursday, receiving a two-year prison sentence for killing his ...

Highlights from Bradley Braves 118-65 win over Indiana State in an MVC game at Carver Arena on Jan. 15, 2025.

Grace Abbott died Dec. 28. Family and mentors remember the 17-year-old, who worked with senior citizens, as endlessly giving and determined.

Pizza Hut objected to its former franchisee's motion to reject 88 leases, including nine in the Peoria-area, for multiple reasons.

Journal Star readers were invited to choose their favorite Peoria-area dining spots for the 2024 Community’s Choice Awards.

Here are 8 nominees for the MVP of boys basketball so far in the 2024-25 season around Peoria, Illinois. Vote now.

The four-class baseball and softball state finals will take place on the same weekend starting in 2026, the IHSA voted during its January board meeting.

Pekin's coach and AD put a new spin on an old event with its 12-school MLK Day girls basketball shootout. Here's how it came ...

Teams from Illinois, North Dakota, Michigan, Iowa and Kansas won college football national titles in 2024. Ohio or Indiana will join in a Midwest-dominated season.

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 ...