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