Matt Dayhoff

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Local girls basketball players compete in ICC Summer League

1 week ago | pjstar.com | Matt Dayhoff

Matt DayhoffHead coach Justin Wahls and the Tremont Lady Turks prepare to take on the Limestone Rockets in a Girls High School Basketball Summer League game Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Illinois Central College in East Peoria. MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STARThe Limestone Rockets and Tremont Lady Turks battle it out in a Girls High School Basketball Summer League game Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Illinois Central College in East Peoria.
Peoria-area baseball all-stars face off in Dozer doubleheader

1 week ago | pjstar.com | Matt Dayhoff

Matt DayhoffPeoria Heights’ Cameron Ahart (20) of the North Team chats with coach Roanoke-Benson coach Wade Hunter in the first inning of the Greater Peoria Baseball Coaches Association 2025 All-Star Game on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at Dozer Park in Peoria. The South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars 10-5.
New spa opens in former Morton restaurant building

1 week ago | pjstar.com | Matt Dayhoff

Matt DayhoffSurrounded by family, My Recovery Spa co-owners Ben Holman, in light gray shirt, and Nick Maloof cut the ribbon on their new business Friday, June 13, 2025 at 139 E. Ashland Street in Morton. MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STARThe new business My Recovery Spa has opened at 139 E. Ashland Street in Morton at the former site of a Pizza Ranch restaurant. The spa offers cold plunge baths, hot tubs, and personal saunas for physical therapy and post-workout recovery.
Couple remodel a former Pekin gas station into a new bar and grill

1 week ago | pjstar.com | Matt Dayhoff

Matt DayhoffNavin and Padma Patel recently opened Go Vino Bar & Grill at 1303 N. 8th Street in Pekin. The couple undertook an extensive renovation of a former gas station to create the new business. MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STARFrom the look and feel of the spacious dining room and bar at Go Vino Bar & Grill at 1303 N. 8th Street in Pekin, customers would never know the business had once been a service station. MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STARA former Clark service station at 1303 N.
Peoria thrift shop offers shoes, clothing and career counseling

1 week ago | pjstar.com | Matt Dayhoff

Matt DayhoffJade Reddick is the founder and owner of Pink Blossom, a Peoria non-profit, donation-based thrift shop at 3023 N. University Street, that also offers career coaching, business plans and professional development assistance. MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STARClothing fills a set a racks inside the bright pink confines of the Pink Blossom thrift shop at 3023 N. University Street in Peoria.
Royal court presides over Juneteenth parade in Peoria

1 week ago | pjstar.com | Matt Dayhoff

Matt DayhoffMiss Juneteenth Jade Mitchell, second from left, is joined by Mr. Juneteenth Diarr Muse, left, Miss Teen Juneteenth Rayniah Anderson, right, and Little Miss Juneteenth Barbie Allen before the start of the Ernestine Jackson Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade on Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Peoria. The Miss Juneteenth Royal Court was crowned in a ceremony June 7 at George Washington Carver Center in Peoria.
Sun shines on second annual Peoria Juneteenth parade and festival

1 week ago | pjstar.com | Matt Dayhoff

Matt DayhoffMembers of the Royal Family dance crew carry Juneteenth flags at the front of their entry in the Ernestine Jackson Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade on Saturday, June 15, 2025 on MacArthur Highway in Peoria. MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STARDerrick Booth fires off some confetti as he, his wife State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth and their daughter Jianna ride in the Ernestine Jackson Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade on Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Peoria. Rep.
Steamboat Classic brings hundreds of runners to Downtown Peoria

1 week ago | pjstar.com | Matt Dayhoff

Matt DayhoffPerennial Steamboat Classic runner Guillermo Rolon of Peoria holds up his rosary beads as he crosses the finish line of the Steamboat Classic 4-Mile race Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Downtown Peoria. Rolon finished first in the Men’s Masters Open division. MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STARRunners in the 4-Mile Men’s Masters race run up NE Washington Street under the Interstate 74 overpass at the start of the 51st Steamboat Classic road races Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Downtown Peoria.
Family and friends hold vigil for 12-year-old gunshot victim

2 weeks ago | pjstar.com | Matt Dayhoff

Matt DayhoffFamily and friends of 12-year-old shooting victim Jayden Morris hold up balloons inscribed with messages of support as they pray for his recovery and an end to gun violence during a vigil Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at the apartment complex where he was shot on June 4 in Peoria.
Washington falls to Benet Academy in 3A baseball supersectional

2 weeks ago | pjstar.com | Matt Dayhoff

Matt DayhoffWashington's Sam Peters walks off the field in dejection and the Benet Academy Redwings celebrate after the final out of their 6-3 win over the Panthers in the Class 3A baseball supersectional Monday, June 9, 2025 in Geneseo. MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STARDisappointment shows on the face of Washington's Gavin Lawrence after the Panthers' 6-3 loss to Benet Academy's in the Class 3A baseball supersectional Monday, June 9, 2025 in Geneseo.