George Floyd

Peoria NAACP president Marvin Hightower says not enough has been done to curb police violence against Black men since the murder of George Floyd one year ago.

Andre Allen believes Tuesday’s guilty verdicts in the case of George Floyd’s death can serve as a step in the right direction toward better community…

Geoff Landrum is a Black newspaper deliveryman, distributing local publications like the Peoria Journal-Star to Peoria Heights and surrounding…

A peaceful protest drew around 100 participants to the Peoria Police headquarters yesterday to bring attention to policing incidents in recent years that…

A couple hundred people peacefully protested for racial justice outside the Tazewell County Courthouse in Pekin on Saturday afternoon. The mostly white…

Bradley University President Stephen Standifird is apologizing and announcing changes after a statement he issued earlier this week regarding recent…

Peoria activist and mayoral candidate Chama St. Louis and the Peoria Community Bond Fund worked to bond four people charged in this week's civil unrest…

The Peoria Fire Department has stayed busy this week, putting out fires set to businesses, homes, cars and dumpsters. At least 15 arson fires have been…

Nine people were charged with felonies Tuesday in Peoria County Court in connection with the riots and looting that unfolded earlier this week. State's…

Eleven arson fires. 23 ShotSpotter alerts. 87 rounds fired. Nearly 50 business burglaries. Two people shot. And a Peoria Police Officer seriously injured…