East Peoria Police Department

The city of East Peoria will keep its property tax levy unchanged for 2025. That means existing property owners will actually pay a little less to the city, because newly assessed properties will now be taking on a bit of the burden to get the city to its $5.9 million tax collection.

A 16-year-old Washington girl was the teenager killed in an early Monday morning crash in East Peoria.

A 17-year-old girl is dead after a single vehicle crash in East Peoria early Monday morning.

An East Peoria man faces attempted murder charges after a domestic dispute led to gunfire Monday afternoon.

The East Peoria Police Department recently moved officers to 12-hour shifts with seven work days and seven off days every two weeks. The change hopes to reduce overtime needs and give officers more time off duty, but it also raises concerns about fatigue over the longer hours.

Police said the woman reported last Thursday she was assaulted in the 100 block of Shoshone Drive.

WCBU reporter Joe Deacon talks with new East Peoria Police Chief David Catton about his promotion and his plans for leading the department.

The East Peoria Police Department is investigating after a decomposing body was discovered.

The city of East Peoria is the latest Central Illinois municipality to purchase automatic license plate readers from Flock Safety.

Officials from the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office and the East Peoria Police Department say they have seen a rise in catalytic converter thefts recently and they’re trying to alert residents to take preventive steps.