Monar Ellison News Today

PEORIA — A woman who was reported missing Wednesday night was found dead near East Peoria Community High School on Thursday morning. It wasnt clear what happened to Mona R. Ellison, 50, nor was it clear if police had a suspect, but the death was being treated as a homicide, said Peoria Police Department spokeswoman Amy Dotson. Ellison was reported missing on Wednesday at about 7:15 p.m., and through their investigation, detectives discovered her body in a wooded area behind a multi-unit resi...

PEORIA — A suspect was arrested Thursday night in the murder of a Peoria woman whose body was found in East Peoria earlier that day. Christopher J. Sanders, 42, of Peoria was apprehended in New Baden, according to Peoria Police Department spokeswoman Amy Dotson. The Clinton County community of some 3,200 residents is located east of St. Louis, about 170 miles south of Peoria. Sanders was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder in the apparent slaying of Mona R. Ellison. The 50-year-old w...