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Main newspaper in Peoria, Illinois

The Journal Star is the major daily newspaper for Peoria, Illinois, and surrounding area.

Peoria journal star classifieds

First owned locally, then employee-owned, it is currently owned by Gannett.

History

The oldest ancestor of the Journal Star, the Peoria Daily Transcript, was founded by N.C. Nason and first published on December 17, 1855.^[2][3][4] The Peoria Journal was founded as an afternoon paper by Eugene F.

Baldwin the former editor of the Daily Transcript, and J. B. Barnes, and first published on December 3, 1877.^[5] The initial circulation was 1,700; one month later, it was 4,100.^[5] Henry Means Pindell started the Peoria Herald in 1889; he soon bought out the Daily Transcript, forming the Herald-Transcript.

Baldwin, who had since left the Journal, started the Peoria Star, with Charles M. Powell on November 7, 1897. Pindell bought the Journal in 1900,