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Journal Star, 17 Oct 2026

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The Journal Star is the primary daily newspaper serving Peoria, Illinois and the surrounding central Illinois region. It’s well-known for providing comprehensive local news, sports, business and community coverage. Founded in 1855 as the Peoria Daily Transcript, it has since evolved into the Journal Star and is one of the oldest continuously published newspapers in the state. The Journal Star focuses heavily on issues of direct relevance to residents of the area, including city government, education, crime and community events. It also covers national and international news. The newspaper has a long history as a central source of information for residents across Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties, and plays a key role in shaping local public discourse through reporting and opinion content. Sports coverage is a central element, with consistent reporting on high school athletics, college teams and regional sports culture. Available on PressReader, Journal Star newspaper delivers reliable local journalism that keeps communities connected and informed.

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ArticleTeen­age shooter kills 4 at ele­ment­ary school

Author­it­ies are invest­ig­at­ing a deadly shoot­ing at an Ore­gon ele­ment­ary school where police say a teen­age sus­pect killed three chil­dren and a teacher before being fatally shot by a wit­ness. Police offi­cials say the 16-year-old sus­pect...

Teen­age shooter kills 4 at ele­ment­ary school

ArticleGaetz accused of sex traf­fick­ing in suit

Two women have filed a law­suit accus­ing former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Flor­ida, of par­ti­cip­at­ing in a sex traf­fick­ing scheme from 2017 to 2019. The women, who are iden­ti­fied in the civil com­plaint filed Oct. 15 as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2,...

Gaetz accused of sex traf­fick­ing in suit

ArticleExplore IL his­tory through 10 unique objects

Explore IL his­tory through 10 unique objects

ArticleTrump press sec­ret­ary out after 5 days in role

WASHINGTON – Katie Zacharia is out as White House press sec­ret­ary just five days into the job after a rocky first brief­ing, the rev­el­a­tion she mis­rep­res­en­ted her­self as a law­yer and Pres­id­ent Don­ald Trump cast­ing doubt on her abil­ity...

Trump press sec­ret­ary out after 5 days in role

ArticleSources: Probe tar­gets Omar’s cit­izen­ship

WASHINGTON – The Trump admin­is­tra­tion’s probe into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at revok­ing her U.S. cit­izen­ship and deport­ing her if invest­ig­at­ors can prove that she or her rel­at­ives lied to immig­ra­tion author­it­ies when she became a...

Sources: Probe tar­gets Omar’s cit­izen­ship