Read Across America Week is an annual U.S. literacy celebration that encourages children to dive into new stories and ...

Week 9 of Illinois high school football in the Peoria area is a wrap. Here are a recap and highlights from IHSA football on Friday night.

Richwoods, Manual and Washington athletes are up for the Peoria Journal Star high school boys athlete of the week.

Orlando Edwards Jr. of the Peoria High basketball team was voted Journal Star high school boys athlete of the week for Jan. 5-10. The sophomore helped the Lions finish 2-0 last week. His week ended ...

The Northern Illinois recruit returned from injury with a spectacular performance, rushing for 181 yards and six touchdowns in a 63-20 victory at East Peoria. EP pulled within 28-20 before Metamora ...

The Peoria Panthers are this week's Tire Pros High School Team of the Week after wrapping up a 10-0 regular-season with a 28-21 victory over rival Cactus. Akeem Rutledge's 4-yard touchdown run enabled ...

Week 8 of the Illinois high school football season is a wrap, with conference races headed down to the wire and other teams positioning themselves for a playoff push. We had upsets, comebacks and more ...