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Staff/WCBULamentae Turner of Decatur has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2023 fatal shooting at the Casey’s gas station on Farmington Road in West Peoria. -
WCBU/fileProsecutors say off-duty Creve Coeur police officer killed roommate, changed her story in interviewsCaitlynn Girkin, 27, faces three counts of first-degree murder in the death of Adolfo Cazares, 29, in the early morning hours of March 10. Her pretrial detention hearing has been delayed until next Thursday.
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Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the body of a Peoria man recovered from the Illinois River likely was in the water for at least eight hours. -
With a few dozen of his neighbors looking on, Washington resident Al Ponto was honored Monday by the city for his actions awakening neighbors whose home was on fire. -
Shooting incidents, gunshot victims and total homicides in Peoria are down slightly through the first six months of 2026, compared with a year ago. -
Dennis Kenser, Jr., 50, of rural Manito, died early Wednesday after a crash involving a second vehicle in Pekin. -
A jury in Cook County has returned a $50 million judgment against the Chicago-based owners of a Peoria fitness camp after an 8-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by another male camper. -
An extended run of hot temperatures and high humidity is forecast to arrive across Central Illinois on Sunday and last through most of the week. -
An 18-year-old man found guilty in a fatal shooting on Peoria’s South Side last June has been sentenced to a total of 90 years in prison.
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A leaky roof at a Pekin fire station that has allowed water to cascade into living quarters and work areas while disrupting emergency response operations will be removed and replaced. -
The City of Peoria will spend about $500,000 a year to hire six civilian community service officers aimed at boosting the police department’s daytime security presence downtown. -
OSF Strive is expanding access to trauma-informed mental health services for victims and witnesses of violent crime in Peoria.
