Janice "Jan" Kay Bruns, Peoria

Illegal beauty empire? Peoria woman accused of unlicensed injections

A Peoria woman has been arrested for allegedly performing different cosmetic procedures without a license or proper training.

Janice "Jan" Kay Bruns

Janice “Jan” Kay Bruns, 76, of Brimfield, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family.

This Pride Month, Windy City Times honors new "30 Under 30" class of LGBTQ+ community standouts

This Pride Month, the Windy City Times is honoring 30 people under 30 years old who are making Chicago better as standouts in ...

10 Cities in Illinois You Should Never Move to 2026, According to Crime Rates

Danville, IL holds the distinction of being the #1 most dangerous city in Illinois with 1,684 violent crimes per 100,000 ...

Real estate sales in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford counties for June 20, 2026

These real estate transactions, recorded the week of June 8, are compiled from information on file with Peoria, Tazewell and ...

Peoria honors Thomas H. Detweiller with street ceremony

Next week, a North Valley street will be named in honor of a Peoria philanthropist who strove to preserve green space in the ...

A once 'wonderful' part of Peoria eroded with blight and crime. Why these residents stayed

A 1940 city directory had almost 300 groceries and 265 taverns, about a third were in South Peoria. For decades, Clare Hutchinson has shrugged off the insults. The comments are as snide as they are ...

Peoria Bishop Announces Ticket Availability for Sheen Beatification

Bishop Louis Tylka of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, announced that tickets for the historic beatification Mass of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and related September events will be available ...

Homemade ice cream chain to open first Illinois locations. Here's where

Popular homemade ice cream chain Handel's is expanding to Illinois, opening several locations in the Chicago metro area as part of a multi-unit deal, according to Restaurant News. The Chicagoland move ...

Suspect in Peoria grocery store shooting dead after apparent suicide, victim hospitalized

A woman allegedly involved in a shooting with a man she knew outside of a Peoria grocery store on Friday is dead after an apparent suicide, authorities said. Officers responded to a Safeway at the ...

Why vintage beauty took decades (and yours doesn’t)

For decades, beauty took time. It took lighting tests. It took posture training. It took learning your face — slowly, deliberately — over years. So why doesn’t it anymore? In this video, we’re ...

A path to sainthood: Famed evangelist, TV host Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be the first beatified Illinois native

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With a captivating voice and piercing eyes that seemed to penetrate the camera, the Illinois-born bishop explained the paradox of human suffering to millions ...

Portillo's reveals new Char’diniera Dog for America's 250th

Illinois residents can now get their hands on Portillo's limited-time Char’diniera Dog, created for America's 250th ...

ImpactLife asks donors to give blood ahead of Fourth of July weekend

ImpactLife is asking people to donate blood ahead of the Fourth of July weekend to ensure a strong blood supply, as the need for blood remains constant even during the holiday.

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Peoria gas prices drop 13.1 cents; national average falls too

Gas prices in the Peoria area have decreased by 13.1 cents from last week, with the average price of gas now at $4.11 a ...

GasBuddy and AAA Illinois: Peoria gas prices fall another 13 cents

Average gasoline prices in Peoria have fallen 13.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.11 a gallon on Monday, ...

Calling All Rosary Makers: 75,000 Sets of Prayer Beads Needed for Fulton Sheen Beatification

Before the beatification Mass for Fulton Sheen begins on Sept. 24, everyone attending the morning program at The Dome at ...

Bijan Robinson, Salpointe Catholic rush past Glendale Cactus, advance to 4A state semifinals

Salpointe Catholic running back Bijan Robinson breezed 48 yards through the Glendale Cactus defense on the game’s second play and never looked back, as the Lancers cruised to a 49-14 win in Friday’s ...

Who is Peoria's top girls team? Vote now for Journal Star girls team of the year for 2025-26

This is the second poll in a series the Journal Star will roll out this summer, asking readers to select various superlatives ...

Meet the 2026 SJ-R's All-Area Softball Team, Players of the Year

The Class 2A all-state second team hurler racked up 274 strikeouts over 147 innings and finished 20-4 with a 1.48 ERA. She ...

Washington runner voted Journal Star boys athlete of the week for May 25-30, presented by CEFCU

Ben Gorsage of the Washington track and field team was voted the Journal Star high school boys athlete of the week for May 25 ...

5 PBL students and 1 chaperone taken to hospital after bus crash on class trip

PAXTON, Ill. — A group of students from Paxton Buckley Loda Junior High School, returning from a class trip to Washington, D.C., was involved in a traffic accident on Saturday morning in Maryland, ...

The final honor roll for 2026 Peoria-area high school track and field for boys and girls

Here is the final list of top times and distances in 2026 for girls and boys track and field athletes around the Peoria area.