Peoria News from the Peoria Journal Star

Chiefs 5, Wisconsin 2
Sat Jul 31

Chiefs 5, Wisconsin 2
Peoria Journal Star
By Anonymous Capitalizing on two Wisconsin errors in the second inning after the bases were loaded, the Peoria Chiefs scored three unearned runs en route to ...

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Dedication to late Dan Fogelberg will be Aug 28 to coincide with tribute concert
Sat Jul 31

Dedication to late Dan Fogelberg will be Aug 28 to coincide with tribute concert
Peoria Journal Star
But the three large, etched-with-lyrics boulders were put into place Friday morning at Peoria's Riverfront Park. "The fundraising (for the monument) was ...

Cigar devotees indulge at summit
Sat Jul 31

Cigar devotees indulge at summit
Peoria Journal Star
For aficionados such as Perry French of Peoria, it doesn't get better than this. "I'm surprised we're able to do this," said French, no fan of legislation ...

Man arrested after police threatened
Sat Jul 31

Man arrested after police threatened
Peoria Journal Star
A South Peoria man allegedly sent threatening e-mail messages to the Peoria Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard, saying the city's top cop ...

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First titles handed out at APBA Pro Nationals at Lake DePue
Fri Jul 30

First titles handed out at APBA Pro Nationals at Lake DePue
Peoria Journal Star
But only two weeks ago, Thirlby was racing at Peoria Speedway as part of the UMP Summer Nationals Tour for dirt Late Models. “I raced all 27 races out of 30 ...

Peorian allegedly sent death threats to police, other officials
Fri Jul 30

Peorian allegedly sent death threats to police, other officials
Peoria Journal Star
By Anonymous A Peoria man faces federal charges after allegedly sending e-mails to the city of Peoria website threatening to kill police and other officials ...

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Cat will build new plant in North Carolina
Fri Jul 30

Cat will build new plant in North Carolina
Peoria Journal Star
By Anonymous PEORIA — Caterpillar Inc. announced Friday it will build a new, 850000 square-foot manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, NC The plant will be ...

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Notre Dame Laptops
Fri Jul 30

Peoria Journal Star
Notre Dame Laptops
Peoria Journal Star
Peoria Notre Dame High School students Thomas DuBre-Schloz, left, and Ryan Cushing work their way through set-up of laptops they were given Thursday as ...

Chief's newcomer delivers game-winning hit to win 3-2 over the Rattlers
Fri Jul 30

Chief's newcomer delivers game-winning hit to win 3-2 over the Rattlers
Peoria Journal Star
Matt Szczur was already having a pretty good night Thursday for the Peoria Chiefs, with an RBI triple, a double and a diving catch in the ...

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Mel's Cafe closing soon to move to East Peoria
Thu Jul 29

Mel's Cafe closing soon to move to East Peoria
Peoria Journal Star
The restaurant, moving to make way for expansion of the O'Brien Steel Co., expects to open at a new location at 520 E. Bloomington Road in East Peoria by ...

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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.