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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 woman's body was discovered Thursday in woods near East Peoria Community High School. Ellison had bee...

Midwest Communications/Shutterstock UPDATE 2:50 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have identified the human remains discovered Friday morning inside of a recreation vehicle in the 8300 block of N. Knoxville to be 49-year-old Jeffrey Blevins. Autopsy results Saturday revealed Blevins suffered a single gunshot wound to his upper body and died instantly of significant internal bleeding. Peoria Police have requested assistance from anyone within the tri-county area or elsewhere who have had contact with or dealt with Blevins Tree Service. If anyone has information, they are to contact Detective...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded Thursday afternoon to a victim that had been shot in the 2000 block of W. Wiswall St. Public Information Offic...

(Peoria County Jail) The PPD’s Criminal Investigations Division has identified the suspect as 42-year-old Christopher Sanders. During the course of an investigation, detectives developed information which led to Sanders becoming a suspect. On Thursday, detectives had reason to believe Sanders left Peoria and was headed south, possibly to the greater St. Louis area. Local authorities were contacted and advised of the incident. Sanders was taken into custody at approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday in New Baden, Illinois. PPD detectives transported Sanders back to the Peoria Police Department for ...

Peoria and East Peoria police are investigating the death of a 50-year-old woman as a homicide.