Peoria News from the Peoria Journal Star

Goo Goo Dolls to play Peoria
Wed Mar 10

Goo Goo Dolls to play Peoria
Peoria Journal Star
By Anonymous According to the Goo Goo Dolls Web site, the band will play a May 16 show at the Peoria Civic Center. The concert has not yet been announced by ...

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Comeback, then defeat to a point, for Rivermen
Wed Mar 10

Comeback, then defeat to a point, for Rivermen
Peoria Journal Star
By Journal Star staff The Peoria Rivermen turned a nightmare into a dream come true but ended up suffering a rude awakening in sudden-death overtime Tuesday ...

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Find whatever you're looking for
Wed Mar 10

Find whatever you're looking for
Peoria Journal Star
Charlie Schempf (Limestone), Isaac Fisher (Washington), Dalton White (Morton) and Joe Kelch (East Peoria) advanced to Friday's sectional round of the ...

Manual rides 'W' back to Carver
Tue Mar 9

Manual rides 'W' back to Carver
Peoria Journal Star
In the battle of boys basketball teams tied for the No. 2 state ranking, the Rams beat Winnebago, 63-52 in overtime Tuesday night in the ...

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Sessier-Valier upsets 2009 1A runner-up
Tue Mar 9

Sessier-Valier upsets 2009 1A runner-up
Peoria Journal Star
Sesser-Valier made 9 of 10 free throws and forced Woodlawn into two costly turnovers in overtime in a 53-44 victory Tuesday in the Class 1A ...

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Not a breeze, but defense gets job done for Breese Central
Tue Mar 9

Not a breeze, but defense gets job done for Breese Central
Peoria Journal Star
... quarter Tuesday night to preserve a 53-42 West Frankfort Supersectional victory and earn a spot Friday in Peoria against Manual in the state semifinals. ...

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Robinson to Final Four a slam dunk
Tue Mar 9

Robinson to Final Four a slam dunk
Peoria Journal Star
With Robinson outscoring St. Teresa 50-27 in the second half, the Maroons (25-5) punched their ticket to the Final Four in Peoria. ...

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Eventually, this super is all Hales
Tue Mar 9

Eventually, this super is all Hales
Peoria Journal Star
After a five-year absence, Chicago Hales Franciscan is headed back to the boys basketball state finals. The Spartans (29-2) defeated ...

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East Peoria sinkhole leads to unexpected discovery
Tue Mar 9

East Peoria sinkhole leads to unexpected discovery
Peoria Journal Star
Steve Ferguson, East Peoria's director of public works, looked at the crater-like hole and uncovered storm sewer Tuesday and said he was relieved no one had ...

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Fearsome AP all-state foursome
Tue Mar 9

Fearsome AP all-state foursome
Peoria Journal Star
The 1A honorable-mention list included six area players: Southeastern's Regan Bruenger, Lewistown's Quinton Hatfill, Peoria Heights' Jeff Todd, ...

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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.