Peoria County State's Attorney's Office

A weekend confrontation between Peoria Police officers trying to assist a gunshot victim and a crowd of more than 50 bystanders has led to multiple arrests, prompted a statement from the mayor, and drawn scrutiny from a civil rights organization.

A Peoria County jury returned guilty verdicts in the trial of a 17-year-old for his involvement in a June shooting on Peoria’s South Side that left another man dead.

A Peoria woman has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison after pleading guilty to the 2023 murder of her boyfriend.

A Peoria man has been found guilty of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend in 2021.

A 22-year-old man has been indicted in connection with a 2023 murder in Peoria, along with corrupt organization charges for participation in a violent street gang known as “the Snakes.”

A Peoria County jury has returned guilty verdicts in the murder trial of a Peoria man who shot another man during a 2023 dice game in the city’s North Valley.

The man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of a Peoria teen has been sentenced to a maximum 85-year prison term for the crime.

A 17-year-old charged in connection with a fatal shooting near Martin Luther King Jr. Park will remain in custody until his trial begins.

A Peoria man will remain in custody until the outcome of legal proceedings for the alleged murder of an 18-month-old child.

A Peoria man accused of murdering his girlfriend pleaded guilty Monday, and as part of a plea agreement, was sentenced to 45 years in prison.