Peoria County board

The new Peoria County Board was sworn in Monday night. Many of the faces around the horseshoe are familiar.

A Peoria County judge is set to decide later this month whether the county must continue funding the auditor's office past Nov. 30.

Peoria County Auditor Jessica Thomas says she's not giving up the fight to save her position after voters approved eliminating it on Tuesday.

It appears Democrats will retain control of the Peoria County Board, albeit with a slightly smaller margin.

Peoria County voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly moved to eliminate the elected office of county auditor.

Peoria County Auditor Jessica Thomas is suing to remove the question about the future of her office from the November ballot.

Peoria County voters will again be asked in November whether the elected office of internal auditor should be eliminated. This comes after voters narrowly rejected a similar proposition in 2018.

Peoria County voters are likely to see an option to eliminate the county auditor's office on the November 2022 ballot.

Interim Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says he's making a quick transition into the top spot with the department facing staffing shortages, budget concerns, and changing state laws regarding law enforcement.

UnityPoint will pay between $8 to 10 million for the West Peoria facility, depending on the amount of state and federal funding they can secure. That's far less than the $42 million in bonds issued to pay for its construction.