Peoria News from the Peoria Journal Star

Vehicle hits four pedestrians at Roanoke fireworks show
Sat Jul 4

Vehicle hits four pedestrians at Roanoke fireworks show
Peoria Journal Star
... a vehicle stuck four pedestrians at Eden's Club 116 at 115 E. Broad St. Smith said the injured were taken to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. ...

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Pirates wanna be like Mike
Sat Jul 4

Pirates wanna be like Mike
Peoria Journal Star
A Pirates fan snags an incomplete pass despite the efforts of Peoria's Josh Ferguson and Quad City's Jesse Schmidt in the second half Friday night at Carver ...

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Faith and Values: What is the proper etiquette?
Sat Jul 4

Faith and Values: What is the proper etiquette?
Peoria Journal Star
A funeral procession leaves from St. Bernard's Church and rides down Knoxville Ave. in Peoria recently. By PAM ADAMS As a funeral home director, ...

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Peoria hotel evacuated after grease fire in room
Fri Jul 3

Peoria hotel evacuated after grease fire in room
Peoria Journal Star
A hotel in central Peoria was evacuated Friday afternoon for about 20 minutes when a grease fire sent a woman to the hospital and caused about $30000 in ...

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Glen Oak fireworks go off with a bang
Fri Jul 3

Glen Oak fireworks go off with a bang
Peoria Journal Star
"It's a long-standing tradition," said Jodi Zielke, coordinator of leisure services at the Peoria Park District. "It's just a fun family atmosphere where ...

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Ramirez scores 2 runs with Chiefs in first action since injury
Fri Jul 3

Ramirez scores 2 runs with Chiefs in first action since injury
Peoria Journal Star
AP Aramis Ramirez smacked a double high off the right field wall in his first at-bat and scored two runs while helping the Peoria Chiefs to a 7-1 victory ...

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Two Cubs give Chiefs big boost
Fri Jul 3

Two Cubs give Chiefs big boost
Peoria Journal Star
Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez will play with the Peoria Chiefs at O'Brien Field in Peoria on Saturday and Sunday while on rehab from a dislocated ...

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A change of address at meetings
Fri Jul 3

A change of address at meetings
Peoria Journal Star
District 150 is one of the few public bodies that allows two opportunities for citizens to make comments. The Peoria County Board allows only one hour for ...

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Peoria man cut with knife in argument Downtown
Fri Jul 3

Peoria man cut with knife in argument Downtown
Peoria Journal Star
Police said a Peoria man suffered minor lacerations to his arm Thursday after getting in an argument in a Downtown alley. The man told police he was having ...

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Cahill adjusting to job in Galesburg
Fri Jul 3

Cahill adjusting to job in Galesburg
Peoria Journal Star
Guy Cahill's first day on the job in Galesburg was much less eventful than the weeks leading up to his departure from Peoria District 150. ...

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About the Peoria Journal Star

The Peoria Journal Star, the newspaper of record for Peoria Illinois, was first published in 1855 as the Peoria Daily Transcript. Over the the next hundred years, ownership changed several times and the paper underwent several mergers and name changes. In 1944, The Journal-Transcript, its latest incarnation, merged with the Evening Star, creating a corporation called Peoria Newspapers Incorporated. It wasn't until 1949, however, that the Peoria newspaper's masthead changed to reflect a new name: The Peoria Journal Star. And even then this was only for the Sunday edition.

It wasn't until 1955, that the daily paper took on the name Peoria Journal Star.

In 1996, the Peoria Journal Star was sold to Copley, and then again in 2007 to GateHouse Media, a company based in New York state.

The Peoria Journal Star remains one of the larger newspapers in the United States, with a circulation in excess of 60,000.