Sharlissa Briggs crosses Adams Street in downtown Peoria on her way to Workforce Network Tuesday morning. Pedestrians should bundle up and take their umbrellas again today with a 70 percent chance of more rain and temperatures in the mid 40s.
11/17/2009
Album ID: 891237
Photos by Leslie Renken
Rain Keeps Pumpkins in the Field
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for sale
Pumpkin farmer John Ackerman walks through a neighbor's waterlogged pumpkin field Tuesday afternoon while discussing the difficulties of this year's harvest. Ackerman's own 33-acre field of processing pumpkins, which is not near a paved road, was unaccessible do to muddy conditions. Though yields were good this year, heavy rains have make it difficult of Libby to get their equipment into the fields to harvest. The company announced Tuesday that there will likely be a pumpkin shortage later this year.
11/17/2009
Album ID: 891227
Photos by Leslie Renken
Jail Escape
5 photos
Two inmates escape from Peoria County Jail.
11/17/2009
Album ID: 891067
Photos by David Zalaznik
Aktion Club
2 photos
for sale
Dick Cox, Aktion Club administrator for the Kiwanis' Illinois-Eastern Iowa District, looks on as Pekin club vice president Penny Raithel rings the bell during the club's charter meeting last week.
11/17/2009
Album ID: 890813
Photos by Elise Zwicky
182nd Airlift Wing members return
16 photos
for sale
Troops from the 182nd Airlift Wing are welcomed home at the Air National Guard Base in Peoria Monday afternoon.
11/16/2009
Album ID: 890620
Photos by Erica Magda
POY Taylor Koehrsen
3 photos
for sale
Taylor Koehrsen, a junior at Metamora High School repeats as the Journal Star's Tennis Player of Year.
11/16/2009
Album ID: 890532
Photos by Ron Johnson
Chillicothe Holiday Home
6 photos
for sale
Karen Roche's 3,000 square-foot home is both elegant and handicapped accessible.
11/16/2009
Album ID: 890409
Photos by Leslie Renken
Arson Fires on Rise in Peoria
1 photo
Peoria is having a rash of arson fires this year, including three fires at this home at 912 McClure.
11/16/2009
Album ID: 890378
Photos by Leslie Renken
Salvation Army bellringers
1 photo
for sale
Michael Fleming, 4, readies his coins for deposit in the container following shopping at Kroger grocery store at Evergreen Square with his mother as Salvation Army bellringer Jeff Rachell rings the bell at left. Rachell is in his third year as a bellringer for the Salvation Army.
11/16/2009
Album ID: 890347
Photos by David Zalaznik
Heavy Shaking at CAT
7 photos
for sale
Caterpillar Inc. Director of Global Validation Mark Craig discusses details of a test run on a D8 with Pam Roberts, engineering supervisor for the new Structural Dynamics Lab in Mossville. The new facility allows engineers to punish their machine designs in the lab before it hits the market using two massive shaker platforms that can induce months and years of wear in a matter of days.
11/16/2009
Album ID: 890168
Photos by Fred Zwicky
Megadeth performs at Civic Center
22 photos
Megadeth, Machine Head, Suicide Silence and Arcanium performed at the Peoria Civic Center Sunday night.
11/15/2009
Album ID: 889836
Photos by Erica Magda
BU vs Idaho State
4 photos
for sale
Bradley's Andrew Warren shoots against Idaho State during the first half of action at Carver Arena Sunday evening.
11/15/2009
Album ID: 889794
Photos by Leslie Renken
Benefit for Family of Shannon Brush
4 photos
for sale
Alexis Smith, 4, doesn't want to get too close to a pair of CPR mannequins held by Proctor Hospital CPR instructor Janet Callahan during a benefit for the family of 2-year-old choking victim Shannon Brush Sunday afternoon. Two free sessions of CPR and first aid training through the American Heart Association were raffled off during the benefit.
11/15/2009
Album ID: 889788
Photos by Leslie Renken
Scarf Auction at Contemporary Art Center
8 photos
for sale
The Contemporary Art Center of Peoria held a silent scarf auction that featured a fashion show Sunday afternoon.
11/15/2009
Album ID: 889646
Photos by Erica Magda
ICC Competes in National Championships
8 photos
for sale
ICC men and women compete in the NJCAA Div.1 Cross Country National Championships at Newman Golf Course.
