PEORIA — For the first time in four years city staff in Peoria are asking the City Council to raise stormwater fees, likely increasing costs for homeowners. Peoria is proposing raising the city's ...

17-year-old Lamar Cagle was found guilty of murder. Two other defendants have been charged with murder in the case. PEORIA — One of three defendants accused in a deadly Peoria vehicle chase and ...

(This story was updated to add new information and a photo.) A 15-year-old boy was found dead inside a home in Peoria on Wednesday morning after police received a report of shots fired in the area.

PEORIA — Tens of thousands of vehicles travel on Peoria's roads every day, commuting to work and visiting businesses. The Journal Star reviewed data from the Illinois Department of Transportation's ...

The ACLU is calling for an independent investigation into the Peoria Police Department's use of force following a downtown shooting. A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two ...

PEORIA – Two men were shot, and six people were arrested early Sunday morning in Downtown Peoria. Peoria Police Department spokesperson Semone Roth said officers were sent to Main and Monroe streets ...

PEORIA — War Memorial Drive, Peoria's busiest roadway, appears four times on a list of city intersections that saw the most vehicle crashes in 2024. The Journal Star obtained crash data via the ...

PEORIA — Keyaun Schmitt-Hardimon has been identified as the 15-year-old found dead in a Peoria home on Wednesday morning. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Schmitt-Hardimon, who was found dead ...

The city of Peoria plans to bid on the Peoria Exposition Gardens property at a public auction. The City Council will vote on approving up to an additional $875,000 for the purchase, on top of a ...

The city of Peoria is proposing an increase in the total amount of property taxes levied. Property tax rates will not increase in Peoria. PEORIA — The city of Peoria is once again proposing to raise ...

A 19-year-old man was hospitalized Thursday after he was shot at a convenience store along University Street. The Peoria Police Department said that at 12:52 p.m., they received a call of shots fired ...