A Peoria man attempted to get rid of evidence while being arrested in Chillicothe Jan. 22.
A Peoria County coroner’s jury is set next week to rule in Patrick Nelson of Chillicothe’s manner of death.
Mayor Troy Childers Sr. can give a long list of reasons as to why he wants to appoint 36-year-old Scott Mettille as Chillicothe’s police chief.
For cutting the throat of his estranged wife in front of his teenage daughter, a Chillicothe man faces at least 35 years in prison.
Gordon K. “Chip” Moore, 41, was found guilty by Peoria County Circuit Judge Timothy Lucas of one count of first-degree murder during a brief stipulated bench trial where his attorneys did not contest evidence Moore killed his wife, Teresa K. Moore, 38, on Jan. 31, 2011.
A defense attorney in several Putnam County drug-related cases has raised the issue of possible entrapment of people passing through the area last May on their way to a popular music festival in Chillicothe.
A Chicago-area man was the first beneficiary Tuesday of a challenge to many of the drug-related arrests made in Putnam County last year as people passed through on their way to a popular music festival in Chillicothe.
A Chillicothe woman has been upgraded to fair condition at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, where she was transported Jan. 13 after being involved in a three-vehicle accident in the 4600 block of North Galena Road.
Authorities dropped charges Jan. 17 against a South Peoria teen in connection with a shooting at a Mossville roller rink in August after the alleged victim changed his story.
Employees from seven businesses in Peoria County were arrested as a result of an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement surveillance conducted Jan. 17 by the Illinois State Police.
Chillicothe’s newest police officer comes from a police family and is excited to be back in the police line of work.
The inside of a log-style home on Northampton Road was virtually destroyed by a fire Tuesday night.
Carl Brown officially became part of the Chillicothe Police Department Monday evening.
A 29-year-old Chillicothe man was pronounced dead Friday after his body was found near the Illinois River.
A Chillicothe man doing some road repairs on his private property was killed Sunday morning after he was apparently pinned between his vehicle and a dirt embankment.
An area judge threw out a request by a former District 150 principal to dismiss charges alleging she stole money from the school district.
A male in his late teens told Chillicothe police his accelerator stuck on his truck as he headed to the Chillicothe riverfront Thursday evening, and the only thing for him to do was to bail out, according to acting Chillicothe Police Chief Rich Mark. He refused medical treatment for his scrapes.
Police and water company officials are urging residents to turn over expired or discontinued drugs Saturday as part of a national initiative.
A man allegedly made three attempts to steal vehicles the night of Oct. 12, but struck out in driving away with one of them.
A couple and an infant were held at gunpoint for about half an hour while robbers ransacked their apartment Oct. 18.
Illinois State Police Zone 4 officers conducted Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement surveillance at various establishments Thursday evening in Peoria County.
