Peoria County Circuit Court

A little more than a week after implementation of no-cash bail in Illinois, Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos says the new process is running mostly as expected. She credits that to attorneys, judges and other officials having more than a year to prepare for implementation.

The first day of the pretrial fairness act saw only two hearings come before Peoria County Circuit Court Judge Sean Donahue. In both instances, the State’s Attorney’s office filed petitions seeking to have the defendant detained until trial.

A Peoria County grand jury indictment states the charge is having sex with someone at least 13 years of age, but younger than 18, while the defendant was the alleged victim's work supervisor.

A Peoria woman was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday, after prosecutors said she struck and killed a man on an electric bike while she was driving under the influence of cannabis.

Peoria County Circuit Judge John Vespa on Thursday granted the prosecution's motion seeking higher bonds against Stephanie Jones and Brandon Walker.

The parents of Navin Jones have pleaded not guilty to six counts of first-degree murder apiece in connection with the 8-year-old’s death.

The Peoria School District 150 board approved spending $3,900 on a personal injury lawsuit against the district and a teacher. The parent of a Roosevelt…