2021 Peoria Homicide

A Peoria County jury took 90 minutes on Wednesday to convict 29-year-old Tahir Goodman of killing J'Naysia Hobbs and setting her body on fire in an attempt to cover up the murder.

A Peoria man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2021 murder of 50-year-old Mona Ellison.

A Peoria man was sentenced Thursday to the maximum 80-year prison term in a murder case.

It took a Peoria County jury less than 40 minutes to find Christopher J. Sanders, 45, guilty for the murder of 50-year-old Mona Ellison on Wednesday.

A Peoria man was convicted this week of murder in a case where the victim's body was never actually found.

A Peoria man will serve 30 years in prison for the 2021 murder of his infant son.

Peoria's struggles with violence often start at home. But rather than looking at the issue as strictly a law enforcement problem, Peoria's violence should also be tackled as a public health crisis. That was the main takeaway at Thursday's meeting.

As violence prevention groups vie for $250 million in state funding, Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, is encouraging community providers to collaborate.

One person is dead after a house fire Wednesday morning on the East Bluff.

Peoria police said an 18-year-old man was shot and killed on Thanksgiving morning. The shooting marks the city’s 33rd homicide of 2021.