The Pekin Police Department is mourning the death of former police chief John “Jack” Leuck, who died on March 8. He was 86.

The former correctional officer is accused of accepting money in exchange for bringing a THC vape pen into the Peoria County ...

The Pekin City Council unanimously approved the ... Employees at licensed dispensaries must submit to background checks and obtain Illinois Responsible Vendor Training certificates.

• Police were called at 12:34 p.m. Thursday to a disturbance in the 1100 block of East Morton Avenue. Officers stood by while ...

A 25-year-old Machesney Park man who fled from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office at speeds of over 100 miles per hour takes a ...

Ex-state employee Ravonn Hankins pleaded guilty to PPP loan fraud and received probation and community service.

The federal government will shut down if a funding bill is not passed by the end of Friday. Illinois has over 40,000 federal civilian employees who could be working with pay, working without pay ...

The Iowa men's basketball lost to Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament bracket on Thursday. The Hawkeyes put up a valiant effort on offense but couldn't keep pace with a very ...

A Peoria County correctional officer was fired on Thursday after staff learned that he was passing contraband to a detainee.

The venue? Can't beat it. As for the remaining details of the 2025 NCAA Tournament path for Illinois (21-12), you'll just have to wait and see like everybody else. After 132 days and 33 games ...

After his retirement from the FBI, Leuck crossed the Illinois River and became Pekin’s police chief, where he served for three years before leaving to begin practicing law. For the next 27 years ...

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