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PEORIA – A dispute over money led to the city's latest homicide, a Peoria County prosecutor told a judge Friday afternoon. The alleged shooter, Rev I. Blakes, 41, didn't deny shooting Michael Davis, Jr. late Tuesday afternoon. However, he told police he thought he had heard a gunshot prior and then saw Davis coming to him. ...

Kewanee's William Merritt III couldn't have been pleased with his window seat from inside a trailer in Geneseo Monday. Outside, officers from several departments in Henry County, including it's mutual-alarm tactical team, had gathered, responding to a tip to the Sheriff's Department that Merritt, sought for a stabbing in Kewanee the week prior, was inside.

UPDATE 2:26 P.M. - Bond has been set for Rev Blakes, arrested in connection with Peoria’s latest homicide. Judge Albert Purham set a $2 million bond for Blakes, who admitted to shooting Michael Davis, Jr., 32, of the 1000 block of West McClure. According to a probable cause statement...

PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - Some Peoria renters are concerned on where they might be living after having no hot water for eight days. The city left a notice saying if their landlord does not fix the hot water they are out of a home. It’s been eight days...

PEORIA – Peoria police have arrested a man suspected of a June 28 shooting that left a 32-year-old man dead. Rev I. Blakes, 41, was identified as a suspect by police shortly after the incident and was arrested on Thursday for first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. He is currently being held in the Peoria County Jail.

A former Bergner's storefront in Peoria has new life. On Wednesday, At Home officially opened its new location in The Shoppes at Grand Prairie in Peoria. The store, which is in the space that most recently housed Mattress Liquidators, offers customers nearly 87,000 square feet of home décor.  ...

PEORIA, Ill. – A big name in the history of the Peoria Manual High School basketball program has ascended to the top coaching job. The Peoria Public School Board has approved Marvin Jordan to become head coach of the Rams, replacing Willie Coleman, who resigned in June. Jordan —...

PEORIA (25 News Now) - A Peoria man has been sentenced in federal court for burglarizing a gun store and possessing firearms as a felon. Corey A. Brooks, 30, of the 600 block of SW Adams Street, was sentenced to 63 months in prison as well as three years of supervised release.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The suspect in Tuesday’s shooting was located and arrested by Peoria Police after two days on the loose. The suspect, Rev I. Blakes, was located in the 2300 block of North Knoxville Avenue and arrested by members of Peoria Police Criminal Investigations Division and Special Investigations Division.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria Police Department has made an arrest related to an armed robbery that occurred on June 13. According to a Peoria police press release, 45-year-old Valen T. Williams was arrested for armed robbery Thursday. The armed business robbery occurred at a business near Lincoln...

PEORIA — A Sangamon County man who pleaded guilty in January to federal charges in connection with a string of robberies at banks and convenience stores in Central Illinois in spring 2021, including the robbery of the Village Pantry in Paxton, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison.

PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - A pair of Peoria Manual girls basketball legends returned home on Thursday afternoon to host a high school hoops shootout at their alma mater. Carla McGhee and Jonelle Polk-McCloud were teammates together at Manual in the 1980s and returned home to share their love of the game and experiences with the next generation.

CHICAGO - Three people were wounded after a gunman fired dozens of shots at a Princeton Park residence Wednesday night. Just before 3 a.m., a 22-year-old man exited the rear entrance of a residence in the 9400 block of South Harvard Avenue when someone started shooting at him, police said.

PEORIA — Marvin Jordan is the new head coach of the Manual boys basketball team, the Peoria Public Schools board announced in a special meeting on Friday. Jordan was an assistant coach under Willie Coleman, who resigned the head coaching position in early June and was hired this week at Limestone as its new head coach.

Coran Taylor has a new football home. The former Illinois and Peoria High all-state quarterback announced Friday he will continue his college career at Alabama A&M, according to a social media post. ...

Kewanee, Illinois, is technically a city, but feels very much like small-town America. Population: A little more than 12,000 people. It is about a three-hour drive from Chicago and an hour from Davenport, Iowa. "Ever since I've been a little boy, we've always had a 4th of July fireworks celebration,"...

PEORIA, Ill. – A Mechanicsburg man who robbed several businesses, ending with one in Elmwood, will go to federal prison for the better part of 12 years for his crimes. The U.S. Attorney’s office says a federal judge this week sentenced John Beck, 55, to 120 months in prison on each of four counts of Interference with Commerce by Robbery, with each sentence being served concurrently.

PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - Four people are expected to be OK after a rollover crash with entrapment in the southbound lanes of Route 6 south of War Memorial Drive in Peoria Thursday. The Peoria Fire Department says two people were trapped inside the vehicle and were freed after...

PEORIA, Illinois (WMBD) – Two of the best women’s basketball players to come out of Peoria put together a tournament Thursday to help develop Midwest players while also trying to teach them about life. 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Carla Mcghee and University of Illinois Hall of Fame Jonell...