Peoria News from the Peoria Journal Star

Graduates at long last
Tue Feb 9

Graduates at long last
Peoria Journal Star
Basso joined the Marines, returning after the conflict to pick up his life in Peoria with a family and a business, Midstate Terrazzo and Tile. ...

D150 associate superintendent up for job in Bloomington schools
Mon Feb 8

D150 associate superintendent up for job in Bloomington schools
Peoria Journal Star
Hannah, 59, a Peoria native and Manual High School graduate, is no stranger to Bloomington. Hannah was a teacher at Columbia Middle School in 1994 when he ...

Former Peorian for lieutenant governor?
Mon Feb 8

Former Peorian for lieutenant governor?
Peoria Journal Star
The Hoffman Estates resident also boasts a considerable volunteer base in Peoria County, where he grew up. Krishnamoorthi claims appeal to independent ...

1A and 2A High school girls regional highlights
Mon Feb 8

1A and 2A High school girls regional highlights
Peoria Journal Star
Fieldcrest, meanwhile, took advantage of a Peoria Christian team that was minus its best player, Cortney Allenbaugh, for a 48-34 win. ...

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Toyota owners say they're still loyal to car company
Mon Feb 8

Toyota owners say they're still loyal to car company
Peoria Journal Star
Even after Toyota recalled some of its popular models, including certain years of the Corolla, Camry and Tundra, Mike Hampton of East Peoria said he would ...

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Richwoods restructuring plan submitted
Mon Feb 8

Richwoods restructuring plan submitted
Peoria Journal Star
... on Monday and headed to the state for approval outlines a number of other initiatives the North Peoria high school is taking up to spur improvement. ...

Half dozen Marines headed to Afghanistan Tuesday
Mon Feb 8

Half dozen Marines headed to Afghanistan Tuesday
Peoria Journal Star
By Anonymous Six US Marine reservists with a Peoria County-based unit are expected to leave Tuesday afternoon to begin a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. ...

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East Peoria offering architects blank canvas for Downtown 2010 site
Mon Feb 8

East Peoria offering architects blank canvas for Downtown 2010 site
Peoria Journal Star
"This is a unique opportunity," said Ty Livingston, East Peoria's director of planning and community development on Monday. "When you look at a lot of these ...

Foundation of success
Mon Feb 8

Foundation of success
Peoria Journal Star
The closing of Woodruff High School at the conclusion of this school year means a long-standing Peoria tradition will soon end. Although longtime coach and ...

Web-based services replace that big fax machine in the corner
Mon Feb 8

Web-based services replace that big fax machine in the corner
Peoria Journal Star
"We have a very mobile office with two employees in Peoria, two in Minneapolis and one in Indiana," she said. Health Strategy employees now receive faxes ...

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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.