Flags unfurled, people saluted and tears were shed as Lance Cpl. Robert “R.J.” Newton made his way home one last time.
Lead by members of the Patriot Guard Riders, a hearse with a procession of more than 100 vehicles drove into East Peoria this afternoon.
Every year for Father’s Day, East Peoria firefighter Dan Davidson said he asks his wife and children for a very special gift. He asks that they allow him to go to camp.
A Peoria man was indicted Thursday by a Tazewell County grand jury for the alleged molestation of a 13-year-old East Peoria girl.
Jeffrey A. Adkinson, 34, of 2310 W. Marquette St., Peoria, was charged Friday in 10th Judicial Circuit Court with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony, for the alleged Aug. 9 abuse of the child.
An arrest has been made in the connection with the Aug. 5 stabbing outside Kingsway Tavern.
Robert J.P. Lawrence, 28, of 223 Stewart St., was arrested about 9 p.m. Thursday for two counts of attempted first degree murder, according to the East Peoria Peoria Police Department.
An arrest has been made in the connection with the Aug. 5 stabbing outside Kingsway Tavern.
Robert J.P. Lawrence, 28, of 223 Stewart St., was arrested about 9 p.m. Thursday for two counts of attempted first degree murder, according to the East Peoria Peoria Police Department.
A Creve Coeur man died Monday morning from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 26.
The public may never know why the Tazewell County Sheriff’s merit commission found no wrongdoing in the actions of three Tazewell County Justice Center corrections officers’ involved in striking a female prisoner.
Tenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Richard Grawey on Friday sentenced a sex offender to probation and work release for 14 days.
A man and a woman were injured by a knife early Thursday morning in a bar parking lot in East Peoria.
The two victims were outside Kingsway Tavern, 808 Meadows Ave., after business hours at about 1:50 a.m. when they were approached by an unknown subject, according to the East Peoria Police Department.
The Illinois State Police announced the retirement of Lt. Jeff Smith of East Peoria.
Smith began his law enforcement career on April 14, 1986, when he entered the Illinois State Police Training Academy. Upon graduation, Smith was assigned to District 20, Pittsfield until transferring to District 08, Peoria in 1988.
A vacant house fire Friday afternoon in East Peoria did about $70,000 in damages.
A total of 18 East Peoria firefighters were called to the fire at 504 Avondale just before 12:30 p.m., according to assistant fire chief Rick Ward.
Huston noted that the garbage detail was the only duty that allowed inmates access to the outside. He said the supervising corrections officer did nothing wrong and remained with the inmate who did not run.
Deputies and officers from Pekin and Tazewell County, including Illinois State Police troopers and a police bloodhound from Peoria County, took part in the search Wednesday night that led authorities on a two-mile trail that left them empty handed.
When Keri Vance found out her friend had breast cancer, she said she felt horrible. She and friends selflessly planned a fundraiser to help offset costs that her friend would experience.
After helping to raise about $4,500, Vance found out that her friend never had cancer.
An East Peoria man was charged with aggravated driving under the influence after a motorcycle accident July 11 that left his wife seriously injured.
According to Peoria police, Troy J. Jones, 40, of 116 Roosevelt Circle was driving about 2:45 a.m. in the 1300 block of War Memorial Drive in Peoria with his wife, Marsha Maccann, 40, when he crashed.
An East Peoria man was charged with multiple counts in 10th Judicial Circuit Court recently in connection with a chase by multiple police agencies through portions of two counties.
Darrin L. Smith, 39, of 524 Meadows Ave., East Peoria, is charged with one felony, aggravated fleeing and eluding at 21 mph above or over, a Class 4 felony, as well as 18 misdemeanor and traffic charges.
For the 24th year, Division 20 Kiwanis Clubs have done their part to help keep Central Illinois children safe on the road.
On July 7, the clubs donated 130 car seats to the Children’s Hospital of Illinois during a car seat safety check at East Peoria’s central fire station. Children’s Hospital kept 33 of the seats and gave others to various area organizations in need.
East Peoria police continue to investigate the cause of a fatal motorcycle accident June 26.
Both the 16-year-old driver and passenger in the Ford Mustang live in Washington, according to police.
An East Peoria man was charged Tuesday with a felony in 10th Judicial Circuit Court for allegedly hitting a woman.
The alleged victim of the domestic battery went to the East Peoria Police Department on June 16 with her nose bleeding, scratches on her cheeks and a lump on her forehead, according to court records.
A single-family home at 327 E. High St. was destroyed Thursday by a fire that sent three residents and two firefighters to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
The blaze was reported at 6:41 p.m., and the East Peoria Fire Department was the first of five area departments to arrive at the scene six minutes later.
A 16-year-old female was cited for driving without a valid driver’s license, driving after 11 p.m. and improper lane usage after her involvement in a fatal accident Saturday night.
