Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria

A 15-year-old suspect with more than 20 arrests over the past five years has been charged in connection with a weekend shooting event in Peoria that sent another boy to the hospital.

The Peoria Police Department’s Social Services Unit co-responder program has been active since May.

The additional funding comes more than a year and a half after an initial $3 million grant in April 2023 that helped the program get off the ground earlier this year.

Mayor Rita Ali says she stands by Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria in his high-profile public approach to handling some recent controversial events.

The city of Peoria wants Illinois lawmakers to tighten the rules for several felony offenses under the state's cash bail reforms.

Chief Eric Echevarria says the Peoria Police Department is working to finalize multiple new programs.

Following a string of shootings this week, Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says evidence has been seized related to the crimes, and social media rumors of threats against schools are unfounded.

Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria shared new details at a news conference Thursday afternoon on the three separate shooting incidents across the city between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria tells WCBU that a person was found dead on Helen Street Thursday morning. The coroner was on the scene.

Becky Rossman, Peoria Community Against Violence CEO, announced Wednesday the organization faces an impending closure on Nov. 30 if it cannot come up with $300,000 to cover 12 months in operational expenses.