COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW – Country musician Cole Swindell performs to a capacity crowd of about 9,000 screaming fans Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Peoria Civic Center. Swindell joined fellow singer Thomas Rhett on Rhett’s “Home Team Tour.”
COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW – A fan raises a beer to country music superstar Thomas Rhett during his sold-out show Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Peoria Civic Center. Rhett made Peoria the second stop on his “Home Team Tour” with openers Cole Swindell and Nate Smith.
COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW – Country music superstar Thomas Rhett performs to a capacity crowd of about 9,000 screaming fans Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Peoria Civic Center. Rhett made Peoria the second stop on his “Home Team Tour” with openers Cole Swindell and Nate Smith.
COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW – Country music superstar Thomas Rhett performs to a capacity crowd of about 9,000 screaming fans Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Peoria Civic Center. Rhett made Peoria the second stop on his “Home Team Tour” with openers Cole Swindell and Nate Smith.
COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW – Country music superstar Thomas Rhett acknowledges fans in the upper bowl during his sold-out show Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Peoria Civic Center. Rhett made Peoria the second stop on his “Home Team Tour” with openers Cole Swindell and Nate Smith.
SILVERSMITH – Hannah Ingraham uses a torch to form the bezel to hold a stone in place for a piece of jewelry she’s creating at her studio, Half Goose Silversmithing at the Sunbeam Building in Peoria.
SILVERSMITH – Silversmith Hannah Ingraham specializes in large, uniquely designed earrings and rings, like this one that looks like a painter’s palette, at her studio Half Goose Silversmithing in the Sunbeam Building in Peorial
SILVERSMITH – Hannah Ingraham’s canine companion Suzy hangs out while she works in her studio Half Goose Silversmithing in the Sunbeam Building in Peoria.
Morton outfielder Brandon Sieben snags a fly ball against Dunlap on Monday, May 8, 2023 at Westwood Park in Morton. The Potters defeated the Eagles 3-2.
Morton leftfielder Sydney Brown just misses a shallow foul ball from Illini Bluffs on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in Morton. The Tigers defeated the Potters 9-7.
Dunlap’s Chelsea Wetzel, facing, gets a leaping hug from fellow pole vaulter Jocelyn Cechowicz of Geneseo after Wetzel set a new all-time record for Peoria-area girls pole vaulters Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the Galesburg Track and Field Sectional at Galesburg High School.
VISIT FROM GOV. RON DESANTIS – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis poses for a selfie with an admirer in the crowd as he makes his entrance to the grand ballroom of the Peoria Civic Center as the keynote speaker of the annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, May 12, 2023 in Peoria.
VISIT FROM GOV. RON DESANTIS – Andrew Smith of Peoria spirits a rainbow cape and cowboy hat as he protests Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appearance as the keynote speaker for the annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, May 12, 2023 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria.
VISIT FROM GOV. RON DESANTIS – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives the keynote address at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, May 12, 2023 at the Peoria Civic Center.
VISIT FROM GOV. RON DESANTIS – A drag queen strikes a pose while holding a protest sign during an impromptu show Friday, May 12, 2023 on the sidewalk along Kumpf Boulevard outside the Peoria Civic Center. Dozens of activists protested Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ visit to Peoria for the annual Lincoln Day Dinner.
PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATION – A graduate celebrates with a selfie after the commencement ceremony Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Peoria Central High School.
PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATION – Friends and family cheer for a graduate during a commencement ceremony Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Peoria Central High School.PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATION – Graduating senior David Baker holds his child Ryla Baker, 1, before the start of the graduation ceremony Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Peoria Central High School.
PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATION – Marquis Woodson records himself on his cellphone during commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Peoria Manual High School. Woodson filmed himself throughout the ceremony.
PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATION – Kinnidi Moore sheds a tear as she hugs her sister Isheeka Jones after her graduation ceremony Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Peoria Manual High School.
PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATION – Colletta Parks, the front office secretary, fist bumps and hugs graduates as they exit the gymnasium after commencement Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Peoria Richwoods High School.
PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATION – Friends and family hug graduate Jerry Hawkins after commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Peoria Richwoods High School.
SUMMER CAMP MOVE-IN – A CatchARyde festival taxi hauls a large set of belongings for campers to their spot on the grounds of Three Sisters Park during the move-in and pre-party Thursday, May 25, 2023 for the annual Summer Camp Music Festival at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe.
SUMMER CAMP MOVE-IN – Trever Wood, right, and Jasmine Wulf spend some quality time together in their hammock at the Summer Camp Music Festival move-in and pre-party Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe. As many as 20,000 people are expected to attend the three-day event running from Friday through Sunday. This year marks the end of the festival, with organizers saying a new incarnation of the event will take its place next year.
SUMMER CAMP MOVE-IN – Jace Leanhart of Des Moines, Iowa swings a set of rope balls as he dances to EDM music during the pre-party Thursday, May 25, 2023 at the annual Summer Camp Music Festival at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe.
STATE TRACK – Elmwood’s Isaiah Hill reacts at the finish line after sprinting from behind to take second place behind Riverdale’s Tommy Murray in the Class 1A state 1600-meter run Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
STATE TRACK – Metamora’s Drew Tucker clears the bar on his way to a state title in the Class 2A high jump Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
SOCCER SUPERSECTIONAL – Peoria Notre Dame’s Parker Miller, right, and Benet Academy’s Sadie Sterbenz head the all during their Class 2A supersectional soccer match Tuesday, May 30, 2023 in Washington. The Irish fell to the Redwings 1-0 in overtime.
SOCCER SUPERSECTIONAL – Benet Academy goaltender Shannon Clark leaps to block a shot from Peoria Notre Dame during their Class 2A supersectional soccer match Tuesday, May 30, 2023 in Washington. The Irish fell to the Redwings 1-0 in overtime.
SOCCER SUPERSECTIONAL – Peoria Notre Dame goaltender Addie Jennetten hugs one of her coaches after the Irish fell 1-0 in overtime to Benet Academy in the Class 2A Washington Supersectional soccer match Tuesday, May 30, 2023 in Washington.
Washington third baseman Bailey Herrick jumps into the arms of pitcher Brooklyn Ogden as teammates Carly Vaughn (14) and Grace Scrivner join in the celebration after the Panthers defeated Geneseo 4-1 Tuesday, May 30, 2023 to advance to the Class 3A softball sectional title game. The Panthers will meet the rival Metamora Redbirds at 4:30 p.m. Friday in Metamora.
Richwoods reliever Cameron Hayes, far left, and the Knights celebrate their seventh-inning rally to defeat the Streator Bulldogs 5-4 in the Class 3A baseball sectional semifinal Wednesday, May 31, 2023 in Metamora.
