Peoria County State's Attorney's Office

Deziaah Z. Hunter testified the shooting was an accident and she did not recall pulling the trigger in the incident last summer. Prosecutors introduced evidence which contradicted her story.

Community leaders participating in a conversation about ways to assist victims of criminal violence highlighted the need for support services, advocacy programs, and an examination of the root causes of crime.

Stevie Linwood, 44, was convicted in February of first-degree murder in the deaths of Zaneta Winters and Jakaiden Rynearson, his girlfriend and a neighbor who tried to render aid.

A Peoria man has been sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison for a 2024 shooting outside a downtown business that left another man dead.

A Peoria man convicted of killing his girlfriend at a Peoria apartment complex last year was sentenced Friday to a total of 99 years in prison.

A 20-year-old Peoria man will spend 15 years in prison for his role in a 2024 attempted robbery arranged through Facebook Marketplace that resulted in the death of one accomplice.

A Peoria man found guilty of first-degree murder in a 2021 fatal shooting on the city’s south side was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison.

The former Peoria High School boys basketball coach facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct with two female students has been granted pretrial release for a second time.

A Peoria man was convicted Tuesday of killing his girlfriend and a neighbor in an August 2024 shooting in Peoria's El Vista neighborhood.

Suspended Peoria High School varsity boys basketball coach Daniel Ruffin is back in custody and facing additional sexual misconduct charges after a second victim contacted police.