Peoria High, Washington, East Peoria and Notre Dame have athletes among nominees for newest Journal Star high school athlete of the week. Vote here.

You weighed in on which Peoria-area girls basketball coaches have done the best job entering the final week of the regular ...

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and Forest Preserves of Cook County are partnering in a flood relief study that could bring a new reservoir.

The system would provide stormwater storage for Glenwood, Ford Heights, Lansing, Thornton, South Holland, Calumet City and ...

Canada’s largest owner, operator and manager of golf and country clubs has purchased Deer Creek. ClubLink Corporation ULC (a subsidiary of TWC Enterprises Limited) has acquired the popular Ajax golf ...

State reports 2024 deer harvest numbers Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 170,758 deer during all 2024-2025 archery and firearm seasons, which concluded Jan. 19. That is ...

While hunters point out that there are counties around the state with lower than desired deer numbers, herd growth in many central ... single-shot weapons have been introduced in the 104th Illinois ...

In 2024, Illinois' I-Cash unclaimed property program returned nearly $299 million in missing money to its rightful owners, the Illinois State Treasurer said Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day and ...

Master Lock will close its corporate headquarters in Oak Creek as part of an effort by its parent company to consolidate its offices in Illinois, essentially ending a more than century-old legacy ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) sponsored a town hall style meeting for farmers and hunters to discuss the continuing problem of too many deer in Illinois ...

Submitted photo A deer is shown with a plastic chicken feeder stuck around its neck in the backyard of Kristin Federer in Elkins. ELKINS — After three months of having a plastic chicken feeder stuck ...

But the best team in the Big Ten? That's Illinois, according to the NET, KenPom.com and BartTorvik.com — even after Thursday's 91-70 loss at home to Maryland that dropped the Illini to 13-6 ...