Tazewell County State's Attorney

Tazewell County prosecutors have filed first-degree murder charges against a 93-year-old Pekin man accused of killing his wife. James Pate remains in custody in the Tazewell County Jail following his arrest Tuesday afternoon for allegedly causing the death of Cheryl Pate, 80.

Pekin police arrested a 93-year-old man on a charge of first-degree murder Tuesday in connection with the stabbing death of a female victim.

Tazewell County court records show Allison Salinas pleaded guilty to felony solicitation of murder for trying to have her husband killed.

A Pekin woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to have someone killed.

A Pekin man charged with killing two of his friends will stay in custody at least until a mental fitness evaluation is completed.

The Tazewell County state’s attorney has filed two first-degree murder charges against the suspect in custody in connection with a fatal shooting early Thursday morning in South Pekin.

Makenna Rhodes, 21, was arrested Thursday by Pekin Police. According to court documents, Rhodes was babysitting on June 26 when first responders were dispatched to her residence for an unresponsive infant.

Pekin High School athletic director Cole Stoner has been reinstated from administrative leave after a March arrest for drinking alcohol while driving with his child as a passenger.

A detention hearing for Brian Childers on charges in Tazewell County is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

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.