The Peoria Police Department said that at 1:46 p.m., they responded to the 1200 block of North Frink Street after an alert of shots fired at the location. When officers arrived, they found a ...

Amorta Nelson was found guilty of murder and possession of a weapon by a felon in connection with the 2023 shooting death of ...

A 19-year-old victim was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound, and police are still searching for a suspect.

Prosecutors say the victim was shot seven times on the East Bluff of Peoria, with most of those shots in the back.

Six people were arrested after a confrontation with police who were attempting to aid a shooting victim. The Illinois and Peoria chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union are calling for an ...

Peoria's police chief criticized Illinois' juvenile detention system, calling it "broken" and in need of reform. The chief cited a case where a juvenile, previously arrested for a weapon charge and ...

The conviction against former deputy sheriff Sean Grayson, who is white, carries a potential sentence of between four and 20 ...

The killing of Massey, a Black mother of two who struggled with mental health issues, touched off a wave of protests and a ...

Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County Deputy, is on trial for first-degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WLS) -- Jury deliberations will continue Wednesday to determine the fate of former sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson. He's accused of killing Sonya Massey last year while responding to a ...

An Illinois jury found a former sheriff’s deputy guilty of second‑degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Masseya who was ...