Peoria Police arrested 26-year-old Hein Lwin in connection to the 2-year-old boy’s death. On Oct. 24, Peoria Police were called to a welfare check near 108th and Olive avenues after Lwin ...

Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood later identified the victim as 22-year-old Clay Megan of North Scrimshaw Drive in Peoria. Megan was shot in the neck and died instantly, according to the coroner.

Hein Lwin, 26, was arrested for the death of his 2-year-old stepchild. Peoria Police say Lwin abused the child at a home near 108th and Olive Avenues on Oct. 24. Lwin is accused of first-degree ...

The renovated 100-year-old venue owned by Kim Blickenstaff's KDB Group will reopen its doors for concerts and shows.

Peoria police arrested a 14-year-old student in connection with a stabbing at the Peoria High School homecoming football game on Oct. 18. On Wednesday, the 14-year-old boy turned himself in to ...

A 17-year-old was stabbed in the abdomen at the Peoria High School football game on Oct. 19. The person stabbed suffered minor injuries and is not a student at the high school. It was Peoria High ...

The death of a 10-year-old boy happened when he was inadvertently shot during a botched drug deal, according to the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office. Maurice D. Sargent, 33, was officially ...

An advisory referendum asking Peoria Township voters if the state of Illinois should implement ranked-choice voting in statewide elections garnered strong support. According to the Peoria County ...

The man accused of killing 10-year-old Torres Johnson during a botched drug deal in September pled not guilty to murder charges Thursday in Peoria County Circuit Court. Maurice D. Sargent ...

A 10-year-old boy was shot and killed in Peoria on Sunday night, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Harwood said the boy was shot near the Cityscape Apartments complex on Romeo B.

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Peoria Police say officers and firefighters on Oct. 24 responded to 108th and Olive Avenues after 26-year-old Hein Lwin reported that his stepchild was choking on a cloth. The child was taken to a ...