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Standard said he believes Hart no longer is in the area. Following a manhunt that extended north at least 25 miles from the jail, the other three escapees were captured Thursday. The third escapee to be located was 26-year-old Cody Villalobos. According to Standard, Villalobos was apprehended while hitchhiking between Trivoli and Hanna City in western Peoria County. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell confirmed Villalobos was taken into custody about 10 p.m. Thursday along Illinois Route 116 near Eden Road. Villalobos is from the Canton-Farmington area, Standard said. Earlier, escapees Eugene ...

UPDATE (9:54 a.m.) PEORIA, ILL. --Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said 34-year-old Kimberly Ander...

PEORIA – A stranger conned his way into the home of a retired Peoria surgeon prior to his stabbing death, State's Attorney Jodi Hoos told the Journal Star. Robert Ely, 54, was arrested Wednesday in the St. Louis area and charged with murder in the death of 92-year-old William Marshall in early January. Ely, who is from the St. Louis area, is part of a group of people who travel around the region and "target the elderly," Hoos said. "They start with individuals who usually live alone, are older and have a very distinct scam that they do and, unfortunately, Dr. Marshall was a victim to this,...

Initial investigation indicated the victim could have been burglarizing a home when he was shot by the resident.

PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded Friday night at 9:51 p.m. to the 500 block of E Kansas St. after a nearby officer heard shots fired. A ShotSpo...