Journal Star reporter Zach Roth covers crime and courts in the Peoria area.

Here is how Peoria-area basketball teams rank in the the regular-season AP top 10 poll for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A on Jan. 29 ...

Adam Harbison, 43, died after he was hit by a vehicle in the 800 block of West Muller Road. According to Peoria County ...

Police said that at 2:40 p.m. that day, they responded to the 6200 block of North University Street in response to a vehicle ...

During the course of the chase, Jones abandoned a vehicle in the 1800 block of War Memorial Drive and fled on foot toward the ...

It’s Bradley vs Illinois-Chicago in a men's college basketball game. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from ...

Former Illinois high school player Andre Iguodala will have his No. 9 jersey retired by the NBA's Golden State Warriors, the ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema, who has been outspoken against Michigan amid its sign-stealing allegations, trolled Jim Harbaugh ...

Retired teacher and Woodruff swim coach Jim Runkle has died at age 79. Tributes pour in for one of the elite swim coaches in ...

A once-bustling commercial corner of Peoria has been much in the news lately, with the closing of one longtime business and ...

A renowned mural artist will return to help the central Illinois city freshen up a rusted and bare railroad bridge crossing a ...

The careers of least three of the hundred-plus players in Super Bowl 59 included at least one pre-NFL stop in the state of ...