Democrat Paul Nolley is running to unseat Republican Darin LaHood. It is a tall task for a political newcomer but a challenge he says he's up for.

The principal at East Peoria's Central Junior High School topped the salary list for principals in 2025-26, according to publicly posted data from the city's school districts. District 86 and District ...

A 30-year-old woman has been identified as the person killed in a South Peoria shooting Monday afternoon. Dionna Causey, 30, of Peoria, died around 5:22 p.m. at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical ...

There was another small-school shakeup in Week 8 for high school football teams around Peoria during the 2026 season.

The Peoria County Coroner's Office said that a Bartonville man was killed Friday following a head-on collision. David E.

Claim at an Illinois Lottery retailer, a Claim Center, by mail, or via an e-Claim. By mail, send the required documentation to: Illinois Lottery Claims Department, P.O. Box 19080, Springfield, IL.

Bishop Louis Tylka has presented Pope Leo XIV with a relic of the recently beatified Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

There have been no shortage of high school varsity football programs in Illinois that have shut down in this 2026 season.

The Illinois Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here's a look at Oct. 5, 2026, results for each ...

It's Week 8 of the IHSA football season. Here is the streaming info on the games in the Peoria, Illinois area.

PEORIA — A woman crashed her vehicle into a Peoria business on Monday after she was shot three times, according to Peoria ...

IVC, Richwoods and Metamora high school athletes are among those up for the Journal Star Girls Athlete of the Week for Sept.