Stephen J. Coaxum, 37, was found not guilty Thursday after a three-day trial on charges of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Roger Browder, 21, on May 21, 2022, in the 1500 block of North ...

Seven Tazewell County establishments received no violations and seven had five violations or more during last month's health ...

The Illinois Central College softball team secured a spot in the NJCAA Division II World Series. ICC had to win four games in a row, including two over top-seeded Mineral Area. The Illinois Central ...

Former Peoria High football standout Kaevion Mack is coming back to central Illinois. The former all-Big 12 Conference player announced on social media his commitment to Illinois State on Sunday night ...

Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, was listed for sale on May 5 before being taken off the market just days later. Find out more.

Here are the 13 highest salaries for Pekin employees for 2025-26, according to the city's annual compensation report. The report has not been posted on the City of Pekin website, but copies are ...

Crystal and metaphysical store Artworks of Nature, open in Creve Coeur since 2019, recently closed to set up shop inside Peoria's Northwoods Mall.

Explosives will be detonated once the roads are closed, the security perimeter is deemed safe and the contractor has performed final safety checks. This will be the fifth event to remove components of ...

K.C. Hill has been working out of the Galesburg railroad hub for 67 years. Now 86, he still works full-time and has no immediate plans to retire.

The Worldwide Day of Play was Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Glen Oak Park in Peoria. The event included music, games, food and a ...

In the name of transparency, the Peoria Journal Star is spotlighting the highest-paid employees of municipalities in the area ...

The Boston Celtics visit the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series Saturday.