General Wayne A. Downing's Peoria International Airport's November passenger numbers pushed the airport to a record total for ...

Amorta Nelson was sentenced to 73 years in prison for the murder of Antonio Hardy and possession of a weapon by a felon in ...

A Bloomington-Normal historian says bicycles were once a top export from the state of Illinois. Manufacturing centers in the ...

Letter from Illinois’ three Republican members of Congress comes a week after the Tribune reported ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

A East Peoria man was indicted Tuesday on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges after he allegedly used an unlicensed company to steal people's personal information for his own gain.

FamilyCore, a 125-year-old human service organization in Central Illinois, has been providing counseling, adoption, foster ...

Illinois State University's football team knocked off its second ranked foe in as many rounds in 2025 FCS playoffs Saturday, ...

Par-A-Dice Casino opened in 1991, initially docked on Peoria's side of the Illinois while its permanent home in East Peoria was being constructed. In 1993 the boat officially moved to its current home ...

Nominees from Washington, Peoria High lead the way in latest poll for Journal Star boys athlete of the week, presented by ...

Through the Black Panther Party Cubs and the Hampton House, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. builds on his father’s linkage of art ...

When El Paso, Illinois, high school history teacher Michael Melick decided to have his advanced class focus on local history, he didn’t predict it would result in a museum devoted to voting rights in ...

An investigation into nearly 100 Illinois jail cases shows repeated medical failures that left people injured, suffering or ...