Gary Manier, who led the City of Washington for 24 years as the city's longest-serving mayor, held his final Washington City Council meeting May 5.

A look at which players the Peoria Rivermen chose to cover on their SPHL protected 13 rights list, and the strategy behind their decisions.

Here are the top three new car dealerships in the Peoria area as voted on by participants: ...

Illinois law requires municipalities to publicly post a list of all employees making more than $75,000 in total compensation for the past year.

In the name of transparency, the Peoria Journal Star is spotlighting the highest-paid employees of municipalities in the area that are participating in the state's Municipal Retirement Fund. Illinois ...

The NFL Draft is done for 2025, and five players who played high school football in Illinois got their names called in one of seven rounds in Green Bay, Wisconsin, according to MaxPreps.

Nominees from Washington, Peoria High, Limestone and more this week. Vote now for the top high school athlete around Peoria!

Wildlife Prairie Park will undergo $1.5 million in renovations, adding a campsite and renovating its event venue.

Winnipeg captain Adam Lowry, the son of former St. Louis Blues and Peoria Rivermen winger Dave Lowry, notched winner in OT to ...

Nathaniel Meiss replaces Russ Witte, who retired from coaching after 16 seasons at Seneca. The school won an IHSA state championship in 2006.

Record temperatures? Above-average rain? Rival almanacs offer forecasts for summer weather in Illinois this year.

While Urich has the city's highest base salary of $220,149.91 in 2025, his pension benefits do not reach the level of Peoria's public safety employees, pushing him further down the list of the city's ...