SAFE-T Act

Voters at the polls on Nov. 5 are choosing who will fill the seat of the tenth district circuit court judge.

An appellate court ruling means a Peoria woman accused of a fatal 2023 stabbing is getting a new detention hearing.

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.

A little more than a week after implementation of no-cash bail in Illinois, Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos says the new process is running mostly as expected. She credits that to attorneys, judges and other officials having more than a year to prepare for implementation.

The first day of the pretrial fairness act saw only two hearings come before Peoria County Circuit Court Judge Sean Donahue. In both instances, the State’s Attorney’s office filed petitions seeking to have the defendant detained until trial.