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Lauren Warnecke/WCBUCouncil members voted unanimously to approve a five-year contract adding 10 Flock license plate readers in East Peoria, despite opposition in and outside the council chambers. -
Peoria Police Department FacebookOfficers responded to the 600 block of South Western Avenue on Monday afternoon for reports of shots fired.On the way, they were informed a vehicle struck the City Market building at the Howett Street intersection.
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A 26-year-old Peoria man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for an Independence Day 2022 shooting that killed one person and injured another at the former Taft Homes residential complex. -
Pekin's two downtown pocket parks are getting stronger security with the purchase and installation of a security-grade camera at each location for about $10,000. -
The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office has a suspect in custody after a woman and an infant were killed Friday morning in an incident at the Royal Oaks Estates mobile home community. -
A Washington bar will receive a $34,000 grant from the city to help pay for a project to replace its doors and renovate its parking lot. -
A 20-year-old Peoria woman has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for the 2025 shooting death of a woman who was sitting in a vehicle along the city’s riverfront.
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Jakaiden Rynearson is one of the 16 latest North American recipients of the Carnegie Medal, awarded to people who “enter extreme danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others.” -
Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon said the department is looking into new leads in the disappearance of Peorian Alexis Scott nine years ago. -
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy results suggest no foul play was involved in last week’s death of Jason Rockhold, who was being held at the Woodford County jail in Eureka. -
Peoria City Council member Kiran Velpula is facing a charge of driving under the influence and other related major traffic violations, according to Peoria County court records. -
In his latest regular interview with WCBU, Peoria City Manager Patrick Urich said the city hasn’t given any thought to changing its policy regarding the police department's use of Flock Safety cameras.
