Peoria County State's Attorney's Office

Those arrested include four adults and six juveniles. In a news release, the state's attorney's office said they are all linked to "a rash of violence that has plagued the area for the last two years," including at least three murders and 12 shootings.

Gov. JB Pritzker isn't keen on a concept supported by some around the Peoria City Council horseshoe that would see parents punished for crimes committed by their children.

Andrea Luncsford, 25, was arrested Tuesday for the death of her infant son, Grayson. She is charged with one count of murder and one count of child endangerment.

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.

Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos said a Chillicothe police officer had no choice but to use deadly force to defend himself in a February 2024 shooting that left a man dead.

The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office served a breach of contract notice to GFL Environmental on Friday after repeated attempts by the city and county to get the company to move forward with construction of a new landfill.

A lawsuit from the family of a man who spent decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated in 2017 has been dismissed by a federal judge.

A detention hearing for Brian Childers on charges in Tazewell County is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Peoria police stopped a potential school shooting planned by an area teen.

UPDATED 8:30 P.M. | Rita Ali leads Jim Montelongo by 43 votes in the race to become Peoria's next mayor after the final tally of mail-in ballots…