Peoria County Courthouse

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding intended for Peoria’s now defunct Cure Violence program might be redirected into a different ongoing program aimed at reducing crime.

A broad coalition of city, county and state organizations are working on a new approach to juvenile justice.

The profession that some court reporters call a "best kept secret" is facing growing shortages at a time when the volume of work is increasing exponentially.

The "Abraham Blue" mural on the Peoria County Courthouse is getting an update.

Judge Sean Donahue oversees the problem-solving court of Peoria County, dealing primarily with DUI, drug, mental health and veterans’ issues.

Peoria County Board Vice Chair Jim Fennell accused elected auditor Jessica Thomas of making the budget proposal that eliminates the three staff positions in her office as "personal."

Peoria County's proposed $133 million 2020 budget makes a full payment to employee pensions without raising property taxes.That's according to county…

A new Lincoln portrait graces the second floor of the Peoria County Courthouse. The same portrait is going up in all 102 county courthouses in the state.…

PEORIA - Abraham Lincoln soon could be keeping an eye on the Civil War memorial statue next to the Peoria County Courthouse.The Peoria County Board…

For years, dusty, battered volumes of records from the 19th and early 20th century have been stored in boxes in a forgotten corner of the Peoria County…