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La Rose, IL · Education
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The Peoria NAACP and Elite Community Outreach are challenging a proposed shakeup of the local school program
PEORIA (25NewsNow) – The Peoria school board is scheduled to vote Monday, Nov. 9, on the future of Elite’s Game Changer Safe School. Peoria Public Schools says the program at Trewyn School for sixth through eighth graders is facing challenges, including discipline issues and neighborhood violence. Peoria Public...
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Inside Peoria Public Schools proposed $700k plan to replace Elite Safe School
Community tensions are reaching a boiling point in Peoria over the future of the city’s alternative education system.
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East Peoria, Canton respond to hot-button issue for IHSA football conference
High school football conference alignment in the Peoria area has long been a hot-button issue. A recent Journal Star letter to the editor from Bradley professor Bill Bailey regarding the disparity between the large and small schools of the Mid-Illini Conference has added fuel to that fire, sparking online debate and reigniting discussion about scrapping conferences for district-based scheduling. "But as great as high school football can be," Bailey writes, "the Mid-Illini football conference is a travesty. It has an open secret." The East Peoria resident then cites an eye-opening statistic — the M-I's three smallest schools (Limestone, Canton and East Peoria) have posted an 0-75 record against the league's five biggest (Dunlap, Metamora, Morton, Pekin and Washington) over the last five seasons. He goes on to cite a 40-point differential in those half-decade of meetings. Canton has a second-year head coach in Nick McCormick. He guided the Little Giants to three victories over the last two seasons including a pair of victories in 2026. "As the head football coach at Canton, I accepted this position understanding the challenges that come with competing as the smallest school in the Mid-Illini Conference," said McCormick, in a statement to the Journal Star
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IHSA Playoffs Round Two Preview
NORMAL, Ill. — Round two of the IHSA playoffs will be taking place this Friday and Saturday as Bloomington-Normal still has two teams in the area competing for a state title. Normal Community High School will host 7-3 Kenwood on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The Ironmen defeated Edwardsville by...
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IHSA football playoffs: Scores for the Peoria area and central Illinois
Here are the second-round playoff scores for Peoria Journal Star-area programs in the 2026 Illinois High School Association football playoffs , listed class-by-class and in bracket order. Saturday's scores 5A: Morton 56, Troy Triad 15 | FINAL 5A: Carbondale 41, LaSalle-Peru 13 | FINAL 4A: Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 54, Metamora 21 | FINAL 3A: Williamsville 42, Macomb 28 | FINAL 2A: El Paso-Gridley 41, Warrensburg-Latham 6 | FINAL IHSA football playoffs: Statewide scores in Illinois | Second round Friday's score 6A: Normal West 33, Pekin 21 | F This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA football playoffs: Scores for the Peoria area and central Illinois
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RESULTS: IHSA state cross country 2026
PEORIA, Ill. (WCIA) – Saturday saw state champions crowned at Detweiller Park in Peoria. High school cross country season came to a close in Illinois with the state meet hosting boys’ and girls’ races for 1A, 2A and 3A. Check out some top local finishers from the WCIA 3 viewing area below, and click here […]
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IHSA Football Playoffs- Normal West and Heyworth advance to the State Quarterfinals
PEORIA (25News Now) - Normal West beats Pekin, 33-21, in the Class 6A 2nd Round. Heyworth beats Fisher, 45-7, in the Class 1A 2nd Round. Get 25NewsStreaming on your smart TV — it’s free and easy. Watch live newscasts, recent newscasts, top news stories, updated forecasts, local sports highlights, and exclusive content. Search “WEEK 25 News” to install.
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Peoria Notre Dame holds off Crystal Lake South to earn sixth state title in school history
ROCKFORD – Another stellar season for Peoria Notre Dame ends with the ultimate hardware. The Irish traveled up north to Rockford to compete in the ninth state title game under head coach Mike Bare. This time around, they had a very familiar opponent. This game marked the third time...
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Facilities management candidate hopes to boost communication on campus
On Nov. 5, Nicholas Stoff, director of maintenance and operations for facility services at Illinois State University, appeared as the third of four finalists for the associate vice president of facilities management position. Stoff’s current job involves overseeing maintenance, custodial, grounds, in-house construction and transportation services for 7.1 million square...
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Elite Community Outreach fights to stay in Peoria schools
Supporters of Elite Community Outreach met with officials to advocate for the continuation of its Game Changers program before the Peoria school board votes Monday on replacing it with a district-run initiative called Nova Academy.