Peoria: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

The major newspaper in Peoria is the Journal Star, which is published every morning. Content and archives of past stories are available on the paper's website. Other neighborhood and suburban newspapers circulate weekly, including the Morton Times News and the Peoria Times Observer. Central Illinois Business publishers, based in Peoria, publish the monthly community-interest magazines InterBusiness Issues, The Peoria Woman, ArtsAlive, and Peoria Progress.

A number of special-interest magazines are published in Peoria on such subjects as religion, crafts, cats, guns, helicopters, sewing, and graphic arts.

Television and Radio

Six television stations are based in Peoria; cable service is available. Eight radio stations furnish diversified programming.

Media Information: Peoria Journal Star, 1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643; telephone (309)686-3000

Peoria Online

City of Peoria home page. Available www.ci.peoria.il.us

Economic Development Council for Central Illinois. Available www.edc.centralillinois.org

Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. Available www.commerce.state.il.us

Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. Available www.peoriachamber.org

Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau home page. Available www.peoria.org/

Peoria Historical Society. Available www.peoriahistoricalsociety.org

Peoria Journal Star. Available www.pjstar.com

Peoria Park District. Available www.peoriaparks.org

Peoria Public Library. Available www.peoria.lib.il.us

Selected Bibliography

Farmer, Philip Jose. Nothing Burns in Hell. (New York: Forge, 1998)