Here are all of the 2024-25 Journal Star high school players of the year, all in one place — plus links to every all-area ...

Two Illinois shopping centers made USA TODAY's Readers' Choice Awards lists, ranking as one of the 10 best of their kind for ...

The Village of Itasca canceled its Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration, known as the largest in the state. Find out more.

Illinois State Police and the Peoria County Coroner's Office are investigating a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning that ...

What will the weather be like for the Fourth of July? Find out details about expected heat indexes, UV forecasts and more.

A man wanted in Nashville in connection with a fatal crash in July 2024 was arrested in Peoria. He will be taken back to ...

Two new murals could be coming to parking garages in Downtown Peoria. The Peoria Planning and Zoning Commission gave approval ...

Fireworks and Independence Day celebrations are among the things you might want to check out in the Peoria area this weekend.

Mitch Gilfillan, once a multi-sport star at Peoria Notre Dame, is a lawyer who combines his love of sports and law to help ...

For the first time in 70 years, the Chicago Cubs will have two starters in the outfield for the annual Midsummer Classic.

While Illinois will experience annual cicadas in 2025, it won't see a repeat of 2024. The two periodical broods that appeared last year in the Prairie State won't emerge this year.

The NASCAR Chicago Street Race is this weekend. How to watch the NASCAR Cup Series race? What channel is Grant Park 165 on?