first-degree murder

Lamentae 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.

Caitlynn 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.

Tazewell County State’s Attorney Kevin Johnson and the Illinois State Police announced the arrest of Caitlynn Girkin in connection with the fatal shooting of Adolfo Cazares.

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.

One woman is dead and another is in custody following a stabbing Tuesday night on the western edge of Downtown Peoria.

Stevie Linwood, 44, was convicted in February of first-degree murder in the deaths of Zaneta Winters and Jakaiden Rynearson, his girlfriend and a neighbor who tried to render aid.

Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos talks with WCBU about progress reflected in her office's first annual report, covering topics including juvenile justice and violent crime.

A Peoria man convicted of killing his girlfriend at a Peoria apartment complex last year was sentenced Friday to a total of 99 years in prison.

A suspect has been arrested for first-degree murder in connection with a fatal stabbing last week in Peoria’s West Bluff neighborhood.

A Peoria man found guilty of first-degree murder in a 2021 fatal shooting on the city’s south side was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison.