VIEW THIS MESSAGE IN YOUR BROWSER Connect with us Peoria 42° Blogs | News | Sports | Entertainment | Opinion | Business | Obituaries | Subscribe Today's Headlines Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 »News Irish dance partners and roommates will compete at world championship in England PEORIA — Michelle Holdham and Megan Harris first met when they paired as dance partners at Achill Academy... »Full Story Primary day storm spawned EF2 tornado near Trivoli, National Weather Service confirms TRIVOLI — A minister already is making plans to repair his small Peoria County church after a tornado... »Full Story Personal reasons behind Morton economic developer's departure Morton business promoter says departure is for personal reasons »Full Story Midland School referendum passes on surge of Lacon votes LACON — A surge of Lacon votes in the $9.8 million Midland School District referendum on a new school here... »Full Story Gov. Bruce Rauner and friends spent $9 million on three key primary candidates, whom all lost SPRINGFIELD — Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, presiding over a state government in its ninth month with no... »Full Story »Sports Bradley women's golf team wins Texas title HOUSTON, TEXAS — The Bradley women’s golf team claimed its first team title since... »Full Story Resilient Rams: Manual overcomes illness, broken down fan bus on road to Class 3A state finals PEORIA — Manual showed its toughness on and off the court at the Class 3A Northern... »Full Story ICC advances to NJCAA Division II semis with 85-71 victory over North Iowa OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — The Illinois Central College women’s basketball team advanced... »Full Story »Opinion E.J. Dionne: The party of Trump v. Merrick Garland In a span of about 12 hours, Americans were given definitive evidence that the Republican Party is now in thrall... »Full Story Gerson: The stain of accommodating Trump   »Full Story Letter: Can’t we all just get along? The state of political discourse in this country is bad and getting worse. From the national scene to the local... »Full Story »Entertainment 5 things to do this weekend 1. The 36th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts at 11 a.m. today a block ahead of... »Full Story St. Patrick's Day party at Rhodell Brewery on Walnut Street PEORIA — Rhodell Brewery will be throwing its first St. Patrick’s Day party this year in its new... »Full Story Michelle Obama tells SXSW crowd she won't run for president AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Michelle Obama showed off her vocal chops at the South by Southwest Music Festival... »Full Story » TODAY'S COMMENTS Two candidates effectively remain in the Democratic primary for president. The choice is obvious. Hillary Clinton, 68, an Illinois native, has as much … Endorsement: President, Dems: Clinton SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois Senate committee Wednesday set out to hold a hearing on legislation that would give Gov. Bruce Rauner sweeping powers to … Bill would give Gov. Rauner more power on state finances amid budget impasse unsubscribe | privacy policy | Visit pjstar.com Keep your Headlines coming! To make sure you continue to receive our newsletter, please add web@pjstar.com to your address book or approved sender list.