Jenifer M. Goertzen, 28, of Morton, was found murdered yesterday at a hotel in St. Louis.
Robert Fuller, her ex-boyfriend and lead suspect in her murder, was located Thursday night in Creve Coeur where he took his life, according to Morton Police Chief Craig Hilliard.
A recent string of burglaries in the city of Washington and surrounding cities in Tazewell and Woodford counties has left local police searching for answers.
Last week, the East Peoria Fire Department was awarded a national grant worth more than $136,000.
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant, which is given out annually by the Federal Emergency Management Association, is allocated to fire departments across the country based on their particular needs.
Four new firefighters will join the city’s Fire Department roster this summer.
Three of the hires are new positions, bringing the department’s total membership to 43. The fourth hire is because of attrition - Lt. Randy Wolfe is retiring May 15.
On Friday afternoon, the city of East Peoria issued a boil advisory for several streets until further notice. The advisory will affect those on the 200 block and above on Arnold Road, those in the 200 block and above on Brookview Road, and those living on Bennett Road, Welton Court, Crestview Road, Greenlawn Court, Longview Court and Swiss Lane.
An accident involving an East Peoria Fire Department Ambulance caused the westbound lanes of I-74 to temporarily close on Saturday afternoon.
The Illinois State Police District 08 announced last week enforcement figures for the recent s.T.E.P. (special Traffic Enforcement Patrols) conducted during the month of November in Tazewell and Peoria Counties.
Enforcement figures totaled 362 arrests and 212 written warnings, including 148 arrests for speeding. Also, 20 individuals were charged with alcohol-related offenses, which included 13 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol.
A former East Peoria man was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison in Tazewell County Court for repeatedly raping two children over a nine-year period.
A 32-year-old East Peoria man was hit by a train and died on the railroad tracks located just south of Farmdale Road.
Karl Alan Heskett was pronounced dead at 1:05 p.m. at the scene, according to the Tazewell County Coroner’s Office.
Three local businesses were recently cited for selling alcoholic beverages to a minor during an alcohol countermeasure survey by Illinois State Police.
A Decatur man was sentenced in 10th Judicial Circuit Court Friday to prison for burglarizing an East Peoria Hucks store and breaking into a vehicle in February.
Nicholas J. Baptista, 26, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to burglary, a Class 2 felony; criminal damage to property over $300, a Class 4 felony; and criminal trespass to a building, a Class A misdemeanor.
East Peoria firefighters responded to two fires Saturday evening within five hours of each other.
The first call was at about 4:30 p.m. at 129 Johnson St., where crews on scene found flames coming from a single stall garage, according to information released by Assistant Fire Chief John Knapp.
With the holidays fast approaching and theft and robberies on the rise, business owners should take extra steps to make certain their businesses are secure, according to local law enforcement officials.
An East Peoria man was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault at the Woodford County Courthouse.
Dale Beaver, 49, was charged in August with the sexual molestation of four minor relatives from 2000 to 2010.
A white man wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt robbed Bob Evans Sunday night and fled with an undisclosed amount of money.
The bell sounded 12 times Sunday afternoon — three times each for the four East Peoria firefighters who gave their lives in the line of duty.
East Peoria Central Fire Station fell silent as Assistant Chief Marvin J. Stein, Firefighter George Cornwell Sr., Captain Armando Ballerini and Firefighter William A. Folmar were remembered during the 24th annual firefighter memorial service.
A Peoria man has died at a local hospital after slamming his pickup truck into a semitrailer Wednesday morning on Interstate 74, reportedly severing the man’s hand.
Timothy Hammond, 49, of 1411 W. Cimarron Dr. was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, according to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll.
Two pit bulls reportedly attacked and killed a pet chihuahua named “Rex” on Oct. 10 and are now in the possession of Tazewell County Animal Control.
East Peoria police were called to 111 Loren St. in Sunnyland shortly before 7:30 p.m. with a report of a dog attack.
Deploying air bags, breaking windshields and using the “Jaws of Life” — These were just a few of the rescue scenarios practiced Thursday morning by 30 OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Emergency Department students under the guidance of East Peoria
firefighters.
For nearly three hours at the Festival of Lights Building these students learned what it takes to extract victims from inside vehicles.
The East Peoria Fire Department will conduct its 24th annual Firefighter Memorial Service at 4 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Central Fire Station, 201 W. Washington St.
