February 2024 BRADLEY VS ISU – The Bradley Braves warm up before their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game against Illinois State on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. BRADLEY VS ISU – Bradley’s Darius Hannah slam dunks over ISU’s Johnny Kinziger in the first half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. BRADLEY VS ISU – Bradley’s Malevy Leons stretches out for a shot from under the basket against Illinois State in the second half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. BRADLEY VS ISU – Bradley’s Christian Davis defends against Illinois State’s Darius Burford in the first half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. BRADLEY VS ISU – Bradley fans behind the Braves bench celebrate a score against Illinois State in the first half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. CONFERENCE CHAMPS – Morton’s Isabella Hutchinson pressures Washington’s Kennady Budde in the second half of their Mid-Illini Conference basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 in Morton. The Potters clinched the conference title with a 45-41 victory. CONFERENCE CHAMPS – Washington’s Becca McDougall (5) blocks a shot by Morton’s Ellie VanMeenan in the first half of their Mid-Illini Conference basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 in Morton. The Potters clinched the conference title with a 45-41 victory. CONFERENCE CHAMPS – Morton head coach Bob Becker shouts directions to the Potters as they battle Washington in the first half of their Mid-Illini Conference basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 in Morton. The Potters clinched the conference title with a 45-41 victory. CONFERENCE CHAMPS – Washington’s Dani Guedet, left, moves to the basket against Morton’s Abby VanMeenan in the first half of their Mid-Illini Conference basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 in Morton. The Potters clinched the conference title with a 45-41 victory. CONFERENCE CHAMPS – Fans in the Morton student section show their support for the Potters as they battle Washington in the second half of their Mid-Illini Conference basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 in Morton. The Potters clinched the conference title with a 45-41 victory. CONFERENCE CHAMPS – Morton’s Ellie VanMeenan celebrates as time runs out on the Potters’ 45-41 victory over Washington, clinching the Mid-Illini girls basketball title Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 in Morton. CANCER INSTITUTE – Journalists record interviews in the lower level lobby during a tour of the new OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute in Peoria on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. The public is invited to take a 45-minute tour of the facility from 10 a.m – 4 p.m. Saturday, February 17. CANCER INSTITUTE – Dr. James L. McGee, a specialist in radiation oncology, talks about some of the high-tech features of the new OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute’s ProBeam system, one of only eleven proton beam therapy systems in the United States. Proton beam therapy allows for a much more targeted delivery of radiation for cancer treatment, avoiding damage to surrounding tissue and organs. CANCER INSTITUTE – Workers continue construction on a healing garden on the east side of the new OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute in Peoria. CANCER INSTITUTE – Workers are putting the finishing touches on the new OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute, a $237 million-dollar comprehensive center for the treatment of early-stage cancers. The centerpiece of the facility, a state-of-the-art proton beam therapy system, is expected to fire up in early March. GIRLS SECTIONAL WRESTLING – Richwoods’ Kaila Williams, facing, bends opponent Taylor Owens of Oakwood over backwards during the 140-pound title match of the Richwoods Girls Sectional Wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at Richwoods High School in Peoria. Williams defeated Owens with a 10-3 decision. GIRLS SECTIONAL WRESTLING – Richwoods’ Jaida Johnson, bottom, grapples with Alton’s Elanna Hickman in the 155-pound title match of the Richwoods Girls Sectional Wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at Richwoods High School in Peoria. Johnson pinned Hickman for the sectional title. BRADLEY VS DRAKE – Bradley’s Demarion Burch, right, and Duke Deen, left, try to take the ball from Drake’s Atin Wright in the first half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb.10, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Braves fell to the Bulldogs 74-67. BRADLEY VS DRAKE – Bradley’s Duke Deen (21) puts up a shot past Drake’s Atin Wright in the second half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb.10, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Braves fell to the Bulldogs 74-67. BRADLEY VS DRAKE – Drake’s Tucker DeVries celebrates a three-pointer against Bradley in the second half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb.10, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. BRADLEY VS DRAKE – Bradley’s Connor Hickman (10) and Almar Atlason (1) defend against Drake’s Tucker DeVries in the second half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb.10, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Braves fell to the Bulldogs 74-67. BRADLEY VS DRAKE – Bradley’s Duke Deen shows some frustration as time runs out on the Braves’ 74-67 loss to Drake in their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. WASHINGTON VS MORTON – The Washington pep band performs before the start of the varsity basketball game against Morton on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at Washington Community High School. The Panthers fell to the Potters 51-39. WASHINGTON VS MORTON – Young basketball players slap hands with Washington’s Braden Vanderheydt during player introductions before the start of their their Mid-Illini Conference basketball game against Morton on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at Washington Community High School. The Panthers fell to the Potters 51-39. WASHINGTON VS MORTON – Washington’s Javonn White, right, tries dives for a loose ball as Morton’s Trip Rugaard recovers it in the first half of their Mid-Illini Conference basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at Washington Community High School. The Panthers fell to the Potters 51-39. WASHINGTON VS MORTON – Washington’s C.J.Duncan, left, and Will Marting try to stop Morton’s Grant Selke at the basket in the first half of their Mid-Illini Conference basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at Washington Community High School. The Panthers fell to the Potters 51-39. WASHINGTON VS MORTON – Washington’s James Johnson, left, and Morton’s Wes Gudeman collide on a rebound in the first half of their Mid-Illini Conference basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at Washington Community High School. The Panthers fell to the Potters 51-39. HAVEN ON THE FARM – A brand new barn is more than twice the size of the original barn on the North Peoria property now known as the Haven on the Farm event venue. HAVEN ON THE FARM – Hanna City native Ashley Wurzer, a nurse anesthetist, has opened a new event venue called Haven on the Farm on pasture and farm land near Illinois Route 150 and Trigger Road in North Peoria. Wurzer built a large new barn on the property after discovering that the original barn was not a feasible option. HAVEN ON THE FARM – Haven on the Farm, a new event center in North Peoria, offers 7,000 square feet of space on the ground level and another 1,000 square feet on a balcony. HAVEN ON THE FARM – Large custom-built wooden tables and chairs fill the ground floor space of the new North Peoria event venue Haven on the Farm. RIVERMEN VS MARKSMEN – Peoria’s Alec Baer, right, and Fayetteville’s Matthew Araujo collide as Fayetteville goaltender Ryan Kenny stops a shot in the first period of their SPHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Rivermen shut out the Marksmen 1-0. RIVERMEN VS MARKSMEN – Peoria goaltender Nick Latinovich stops a shot from Fayetteville in the first period of their SPHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Rivermen shut out the Marksmen 1-0. RIVERMEN VS MARKSMEN – Peoria’s JM Piotrowskiin dukes it out with Fayetteville’s Connor Fries in the third period of their SPHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Rivermen shut out the Marksmen 1-0. RIVERMEN VS MARKSMEN – Peoria’s Cayden Cahill tries to shoot the puck past Fayetteville goaltender Ryan Kenny in the third period of their SPHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Rivermen shut out the Marksmen 1-0. RIVERMEN VS MARKSMEN – Peoria’s Dante Zapata fist-bumps a young fan through the glass after a 1-0 Rivermen victory over Fayetteville on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. Zapata scored the game-winning goal. STATE WRESTLING – Fans cheer on Illini Bluffs’ Jackson Carroll after his 8-7 decision over Unity’s Kaden Inman in the 144-pound match of the Class 1A state wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 at the State Farm Center in Champaign. STATE WRESTLING – Olympia’s Bentley Wise tosses coach Josh Collins after defeating Herrin’s Blue Bishop in the 150-pound match of the Class 1A state wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 at the State Farm Center in Champaign. STATE WRESTLING – IC Catholic’s Michael Calcagno celebrates after pinning Rochelle’s Kaiden Morris in the 215-pound title match of the Class 2A state wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 at the State Farm Center in Champaign. STATE WRESTLING – Hononegah’s Rocco Cassioppi, foreground, battles Gurnee’s Caleb Noble in the 106-pound title match of the Class 3A state wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Cassioppi lost in a 6-5 decision. STATE WRESTLING – Washington head coach Nick Miller flashes a big smile for Wyatt Medlin after his 10-3 decision over Mt. Vernon’s Dillon White in the 138-pound title match of the Class 2A state wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 at the State Farm Center in Champaign. STATE WRESTLING – Galesburg’s Gauge Shipp, top, gets an elbow in the nose from Yorkville Christian’s Ty Edwards in the 132-pound match of the Class 2A state wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 at the State Farm Center in Champaign. STATE WRESTLING – Althoff Catholic’s Jason Dowell can barely contain himself after taking the title in the 285-pound match of the Class 1A state wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 at the State Farm Center in Champaign. SOUP & SOUL – K’Myia Richardson, right, 14, Kayla Washington, middle, 6, and Kaylee Smith, 8, of the Dream Center Peoria kitchen take orders for desserts during the Soup & Soul 2024 event Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 at Dream Center Peoria. The event featured more than twenty food vendors, including some of the best restaurants in town, offering samples of their favorite soup recipes, breads and desserts to raise funds for the center’s homeless shelter and other programs. SOUP & SOUL – A sample of gumbo makes its way to a patron during the Soup & Soul 2024 fundraising event Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 at Dream Center Peoria. SOUP & SOUL – Volunteer Frank Abdnour serves up some zesty chicken soup from Peoria restaurant Connected during the Soup & Soul 2024 fundraising event Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 at Dream Center Peoria. SOUP & SOUL – Patrons line up for samplings of soup and other fare from about twenty vendors during the Soup & Soul 2024 fundraising event Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 at Dream Center Peoria. ILLINI BLUFFS VS. QUEST – Illini Bluffs’ Hank Alvey takes a shot to the face from Peoria Quest’s Terry Broadway (5) as Keesian Davis (0) and Cortez Cagle (2) defend in the second half of their Class 1A boys basketball regional semifinal Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 at Illini Bluffs High School in Glasford. The Tigers advanced to the final with a 65-43 win. ILLINI BLUFFS VS. QUEST – Illini Bluffs’ Devon White, left, collides in mid-air with Peoria Quest’s Amir Muhammed in the second half of their Class 1A boys basketball regional semifinal Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 at Illini Bluffs High School in Glasford. The Tigers advanced to the final with a 65-43 win. ILLINI BLUFFS VS. QUEST – Illini Bluffs’ Hank Alvey (44) blocks a shot layup attempt by Peoria Quest’s Lawrence Sims in the first half of their Class 1A boys basketball regional semifinal Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 at Illini Bluffs High School in Glasford. The Tigers advanced to the final with a 65-43 win. ILLINI BLUFFS VS. QUEST – Illini Bluffs’ Hank Alvey blocks a shot by Peoria Quest’s Cortez Cagle in the second half of their Class 1A boys basketball regional semifinal Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 at Illini Bluffs High School in Glasford. The Tigers advanced to the final with a 65-43 win. ILLINI BLUFFS VS. QUEST – Peoria Quest Gators head coach Ron Ingram comforts player Terry Broadway after their 65-43 loss to Illini Bluffs in the Class 1A boys basketball regional semifinal Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 at Illini Bluffs High School in Glasford. SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Morton’s Anja Ruxlow (23) tries to knock the ball away from Lincoln’s Kloe Froebe in the second half of their Class 3A girls basketball sectional championship Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 at East Peoria High School. The Railsplitters advanced to the super-sectional with a 61-30 win. SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Morton coach Bob Becker, middle, shouts instructions as the Potters battle Lincoln in the first half of their Class 3A girls basketball sectional championship Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 at East Peoria High School. The Railsplitters advanced to the super-sectional with a 61-30 win. SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – The Lincoln defense converges on Morton’s Addy Engel (24) in the first half of their Class 3A girls basketball sectional championship Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 at East Peoria High School. The Railsplitters advanced to the super-sectional with a 61-30 win. SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – The Lincoln student section cheers on the Railsplitters as they extend their lead against Morton in the first half of their Class 3A girls basketball sectional championship Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 at East Peoria High School. The Railsplitters advanced to the super-sectional with a 61-30 win. SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Morton’s Abby VanMeenen (24) gets emotional and teammate Addy Engel moves in to help as the Potters fall behind Lincoln in the first half of their Class 3A girls basketball sectional championship Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 at East Peoria High School. The Railsplitters advanced to the super-sectional with a 61-30 win. SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – The Lincoln Railsplitters hoist their Class 3A girls basketball sectional championship plaque after their 61-30 win over Morton on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 at East Peoria High School. REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Lathan Sommerville and the Richwoods Knights celebrate their 56-53 win over Morton for the Class 3A Limestone Regional basketball title Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 in Bartonville. REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Richwoods’ Tavie Smith, left, and Jernell Etherly celebrate the Knight’s 56-53 victory over Morton for the Class 3A Limestone Regional basketball title Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 in Bartonville. REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Richwoods’ Lathan Sommerville, left, blocks a shot by Morton’s Gus Rugaard in the second half of their Class 3A regional basketball game Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 at Limestone High School in Bartonville. REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Richwoods head coach William Smith shouts out instructions to his players as they battle Morton in the second half of their Class 3A regional basketball game Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 at Limestone High School in Bartonville. REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Richwoods fans in the student section watch, or try not to watch, some clutch free throws late in the second half of their Class 3A regional basketball game Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 at Limestone High School in Bartonville. REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Morton’s Wes Gudeman (32), teammate Evan Barlow (2) and Richwoods’ Jernell Etherly battle for a rebound in the second half of their Class 3A regional basketball game Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 at Limestone High School in Bartonville. BRADLEY VS ISU – Bradley’s Almar Atlason (1) signals three points as the Braves celebrate a big three-pointer against ISU in the second half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Braves defeated their rival Redbirds 48-45. BRADLEY VS ISU – Bradley’s Christian Davis, foreground, and ISU’s Kendall Lewis fall to the court while chasing a loose ball in the second half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. BRADLEY VS ISU – Bradley head coach Brian Wardle argues a call with an official as the Braves battle ISU in the second half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. BRADLEY VS ISU – Bradley mascot Kaboom! cheers on the Braves from atop a piece of paneling held up by cheerleaders before the start of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game against Illinois State on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. SUPER-SECTIONAL – Peoria Notre Dame’s Mya Wardle screams “we’re going to state” as the team celebrates their 55-39 win over Rock Island-Alleman in the Class 2A super-sectional Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School in Manlius. SUPER-SECTIONAL – Peoria Notre Dame’s Emy Wardle tries to knock the ball away from Rock Island-Alleman’s Clair Hulke in the first half of their Class 2A girls basketball super-sectional Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School in Manlius. The Irish earned a berth in the state semifinals with a 55-39 win. SUPER-SECTIONAL – Peoria Notre Dame’s Lexi Baer, middle, battles for possession with Rock Island-Alleman’s Adalynn Voss, left, and Clair Hulke in the second half of their Class 2A girls basketball super-sectional Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School in Manlius. The Irish earned a berth in the state semifinals with a 55-39 win. SUPER-SECTIONAL – Peoria Notre Dame’s Brigid Dooley holds the Class 2A super-sectional plaque as she celebrates with her teammates and fans after their 55-39 victory over Rock Island-Alleman for a berth in the state finals Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School in Manlius. A worker welds the connection between the stem and the bottom half of the bulb of a new water tower under construction in Dunlap. BRADLEY VS SIU – The Bradley Braves huddle under the basket after player introductions before the start of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game against Southern Illinois on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Braves routed the Salukis 86-67 in the last home game of the season.BRADLEY VS SIU – Bradley’s Connor Hickman, right, goes to the basket against SIU’s Xavier Johnson in the first half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. BRADLEY VS SIU – Bradley’s Christian Davis, right, makes a move on SIU’s Scottie Ebube in the first half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. BRADLEY VS SIU – Bradley senior Goanar Biliew shows some emotion as the Braves battle SIU in the first half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Braves routed the Salukis 86-67 in the last home game of the season. BRADLEY VS SIU – Bradley’s Malevy Leons (14) and Duke Deen embrace after extending the Braves’ lead over SIU late in the second half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Braves routed the Salukis 86-67 in the last home game of the season. BRADLEY VS SIU – Bradley seniors Malevy Leons, left, and Darius Hannah enjoy the moment as they watch the Braves battle SIU in the final minutes of the second half of their Missouri Valley Conference basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Braves routed the Salukis 86-67 in the last home game of the season. BRIDGE WORK – Construction work is progressing on the eastbound entrance ramp from NE Adams Street onto the new span of the McClugage Bridge in Peoria. BRIDGE WORK – A worker welds studs into the steel beams of a section of the new eastbound span of the McClugage Bridge. Thousands of studs are welded into the steel and serve as a connection between the beams and the concrete decking laid on top. BRIDGE WORK – Workers check over the form for a concrete pier that will become part of the entrance ramp from NE Adams Street onto the new eastbound span of the McClugage Bridge. 1A STATE SEMIFINAL – Illini Bluffs fans, including senior Adrianne Guymon a tiger mask, cheer for the Tigers during player introductions before the start of their Class 1A girls basketball state semifinal against Altamont on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. 1A STATE SEMIFINAL – Illini Bluffs’ Brooke Buchen, left, and Lily Luczkowiak pressure Altamont’s Grace Nelson in the first half of their Class 1A girls basketball state semifinal Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Tigers defeated the Lady Indians 60-48 in overtime. 1A STATE SEMIFINAL – Illini Bluffs’ Brooke Buchen, foreground, and Brenna Davis, right, scramble for a loose ball with Altamont’s Kaylee Lurkins in the second half of their Class 1A girls basketball state semifinal Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Tigers defeated the Lady Indians 60-48 in overtime.1A STATE SEMIFINAL – Annabelle Fortin, facing in the middle, and the Illini Bluffs Tigers celebrate their 60-48 overtime victory over Altamont in the Class 1A girls basketball state semifinal Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. 1A STATE SEMIFINAL – Illini Bluffs’ Lily Luczkowiak (32) and the Tigers celebrate their 60-48 victory over Altamont in the Class 1A girls basketball state semifinals Thursday, February 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. 2A STATE SEMIFINALS – The Peoria Notre Dame Irish acknowledge their fans after their 71-25 win over Wilmette Regina Dominican in the Class 2A girls basketball state semifinal Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. 2A STATE SEMIFINALS – Peoria Notre Dame’s Mya Wardle, right, puts up a shot over Wilmette Regina Dominican’s Bridget Conway (44) and Jillian DeFranza in the first half of their Class 2A girls basketball state semifinal Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Irish routed the Panthers 71-25. 2A STATE SEMIFINALS – Peoria Notre Dame’s Kaitlin Cassidy, middle, collides with Wilmette Regina Dominican’s Payton Olszewski (10) in the first half of their Class 2A girls basketball state semifinal Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Irish routed the Panthers 71-25. 2A STATE SEMIFINALS – Fans in the Peoria Notre Dame student section hug and sing as the Irish battle Wilmette Regina Dominican in the first half of their Class 2A girls basketball state semifinal Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Irish routed the Panthers 71-25. 2A STATE SEMIFINALS – Peoria Notre Dame’s Alli Stickelmaier, left,and Wilmette Regina Dominican’s Olivia Fraterrigo dive for a loose ball in the first half of their Class 2A girls basketball state semifinal Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Irish routed the Panthers 71-25. 2A STATE SEMIFINALS – Peoria Notre Dame’s Julia Mingus knocks the ball away from Wilmette Regin Dominican’s Payton Olszewski in the first half of their Class 2A girls basketball state semifinal Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Irish routed the Panthers 71-25. 2A STATE SEMIFINALS – The Peoria Notre Dame Irish celebrate their 71-25 win over Wilmette Regina Dominican in the Class 2A girls basketball state semifinal Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at CEFCU Arena in Normal.