News and updates from The Journal Star
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS >
btrain_dailyNL.jpg
After year's eighth homicide, Peoria is challenged to care
PEORIA - The third-floor meeting room was mostly empty. About 20 people showed up to voice their anguish at the city's l…
Read more >>
Peoria council OKs hearings on sales tax hike for Portillo's
PEORIA - Portillo's in Peoria moved another step closer to reality at the Peoria City Council Tuesday night.Council memb…
Read more >>
Lacon council clears way for new Casey's
LACON - The Lacon City Council cleared the way Monday night for construction of a new Casey's General Store at a major i…
Read more >>
Parts and service are key parts of Caterpillar's future plan
TUCSON, ARIZ. - Caterpillar Inc. won't say exactly what it expects sales to reach after emerging from the longest downtu…
Read more >>
Kitchen fire displaces Peoria family
PEORIA - Firefighters quickly extinguished a kitchen fire in a South Peoria apartment on Tuesday.Shortly before 7 p.m., …
Read more >>
Upscale Peoria Heights apartments gain village approval
PEORIA - At a special meeting Tuesday, the Peoria Heights Village Board approved a site plan to construct a 36-unit upsc…
Read more >>
Tons of garbage dumped on Pekin driveway in business feud
PEKIN - Ed Tarpley of Pekin turned his small home siding business over to his son eight years ago and said he takes no p…
Read more >>
Three guns missing from Peoria burglarized home
PEORIA - A burglar tried to open several windows before finally prying open a set of French doors to a Central Peoria ho…
Read more >>
Masked, armed men barge into South Peoria home
PEORIA - Two masked men burst into a South Peoria home three weeks ago, demanded to know where a person was and then ran…
Read more >>
C-130s from Peoria muscle through the storm
PEORIA - When the airmen with two Peoria-based C-130s landed at St. Croix to develop supplies and equipment, Hurricane I…
Read more >>
LISTEN: Big plays, big scores, big games in Week 3 of prep football
Aaron Ferguson and Stan Morris recap the big events of Week 3 of the central Illinois prep football season, and preview …
Read more >>
Editorial: Dear Mr. Bezos ...
Dear Mr. Bezos,Understand you're looking for a second Amazon headquarters to go with your place in Seattle. Allow us to …
Read more >>
Elderly woman hit by vehicle, severely injured in Pekin
PEKIN - An elderly woman suffered severe injuries Tuesday afternoon when she was reportedly struck by a vehicle that was…
Read more >>
Man nearly robbed in Peoria, but has no money
PEORIA - A man told Peoria police he was approached by two assailants, one armed, who fled when he showed them his empty…
Read more >>
Peorian indicted in Dollar General robbery
PEORIA - An East Bluff man was indicted Tuesday by a Peoria County grand jury for allegedly robbing a Dollar General sto…
Read more >>
pjstar.com
Connect with Us! Facebook Twitter