Tag: Peoria Journal Star

Don’t be cruel: This West Peoria pub’s popular bar-top mascot has gone missing

by Bobby Chaim ( Entertainment)

A bust of Elvis Presley, the long-time bar-top mascot of Jimmy’s Bar, was stolen Sunday night. Jimmy Spears, owner of the saloon for 39 years, couldn’t help but chuckle over the ridiculousness of The King’s kidnapping. The bust is the only nod to Presley — “I’m not some big Elvis fan,” Spears said — and arrived […]

Steelers rookie center Kendrick Green of Peoria will try to pull this rare NFL feat

by Bobby Chaim ( Green)

Since the Steelers drafted Pouncey 18th overall in 2010 and inserted him right into the lineup, only 16 NFL rookies have stepped in as immediate starters at center. Hassenauer aren’t exactly Ray Mansfield — the two-time All-Pro center who held off Webster as a fifth-round rookie — but they’ve done this before. But both of […]