There are 3 article(s) tagged Peoria:

• August 2025

  • Telethon raises record-breaking $12.1 million for St. Jude mission

    It was a record-breaking year for the annual telethon, which is hosted in Peoria, Illinois, home to the first satellite clinic of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

    By Aisling Mäki 1 hour ago

• July 2025

  • Memphis to Peoria: St. Jude runners begin 465-mile relay

    About 200 runners convened at the starting line on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Downtown campus to kick off the four-day run back to Peoria, Illinois.

    By Aisling Mäki July 31, 2025

• July 2024

  • Four days, 465 miles, one goal: St. Jude supporters begin run to Illinois

    The St. Jude Runs relay fundraiser is a tradition that dates back more than four decades and ends with a parade in Peoria, Illinois, featuring runners from Memphis, Chicago, St. Louis and three dozen other Midwestern cities. 

    By Aisling Mäki July 17, 2024