Jodi Hoos

Peoria County State’s Attorney Jodi Hoos has determined the fatal shooting of a St. Louis man by a Peoria police officer outside a downtown hotel in May was justified.

Community leaders participating in a conversation about ways to assist victims of criminal violence highlighted the need for support services, advocacy programs, and an examination of the root causes of crime.

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.

An officer-involved shooting in Peoria’s East Bluff that resulted in the death of a 41-year-old man has been deemed justified by the Peoria County State’s Attorney Jodi Hoos.

A Peoria man is charged with leaving the scene of a deadly hit-and-run earlier this month.

A political unknown who filed to run in Peoria’s April mayoral race has been indicted for submitting forged nominating petitions.

Democrat Jodi Hoos has been elected to another term as Peoria County’s top prosecutor. The incumbent state’s attorney received 54% of the vote in Tuesday’s general election in her race against Republican challenger Robert Boucher.

Peoria County will receive nearly $4.2 million in opioid settlement money over the next 14 years, and State’s Attorney Jodi Hoos is seeking community input on how those dollars should be spent.

For the first time since Peoria County State’s Attorney Jodi Hoos was appointed to the office in 2019, she faces a challenger from outside of her own party.

A new report from the nonprofit Council for a Strong America has community leaders advocating for the importance of early childhood education in Peoria.