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Popular music group bringing holiday tour to Peoria Civic Center
Award-winning a cappella group Pentatonix is bringing its 2024 holiday tour to Peoria. Pentatonix will perform its holiday show "Pentatonix: Hallelujah! It's a Christmas Tour" at the Peoria Civic Center on Dec. 7. Tickets for the show go on Friday at 10 a.m. They can be purchased at Ticketmaster or in person at the Civic Center's Toyota Box Office. More: Florida band to perform at Peoria Civic Center Arena in October This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Popular music group bringing holiday tour to Peoria Civic Center
Back-to-School in Texas Tip: Kindergarten Teachers Hate Cupcakes
A kindergarten teacher in Illinois is going viral after kindly asking parents to stop bringing cupcakes in for their kid's birthday. She says little kids have a hard time eating them, and they're too messy. So things like cookies and Little Debbie snacks are much better. @kbcrayons Lets talk birthdays...
'This is it': Pekin football's father-son duo in final season together as head coach, player
PEKIN — The head coach has been at the helm for 16 seasons, his senior linebacker on the sideline with him for more than a decade. Doug Nutter and his son, Hudson, play out the finale to their prep football journey together this season as the Pekin High School father-son duo goes through...
Split Cook County from Illinois? A ballot question for some voters this fall
Should Cook County, home to Chicago and sprawling suburbs, break away from Illinois to form a new state? Voters in several Illinois counties could encounter a striking question, similarly phrased, on their ballots this fall.
Football stars both flag and tackle: Vote for the Journal Star athlete of the week for Aug. 26-31
After plenty of solid fall sports performers over the last week, here are the Journal Star high school athlete of the week nominees for Aug. 26-31. Head to pjstar.com/sports to vote. The poll closes at noon Friday. Information about the nominees is below. ...
Illinois Warns of Sinister Home Repair Scams That’ll Rip You Off
This is the time of year in Illinois when many are trying to hurry to finish home repair projects before the colder weather arrives. Criminals know this which is why the state of Illinois is warning of sinister home repair scams happening right now designed to rip you off. The...
Illinois law banning concealed carry on public transit is unconstitutional, judge rules
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that an Illinois law banning the concealed carry of firearms on public transit is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston in Rockford ruled last Friday with four gun owners who filed a lawsuit in 2022 contending that their inability to carry weapons on buses and trains violated their Second Amendment right to self-defense.
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