police pursuits

Peoria Police said an early morning traffic pursuit Tuesday involved individuals in a stolen vehicle who had been attempting to run over students in the parking lots at both Richwoods and Peoria high schools.

Illinois State Police have released body camera footage of Peoria officers shooting and killing a man who swung a wooden bat at the officers and tried to run away.

A newspaper's analysis of Chicago police shootings from 2010 through 2015 found that foot chases played a role in more than a third of the 235 cases that…