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PEORIA — Peoria's police chief is stepping down next month, but is proud of the work he's done to improve community relations and help with officer wellness.  A third-generation police officer, Loren Marion, III, will leave the force on Jan. 22, 2021, marking the first time in 41 years that a Marion — his father, Loren Marion, Jr., served for 30 years — isn't in uniform. The chief said he looks at two main areas as high points of his nearly three years as chief. First was improving community relations, long seen as a focus point for the department. "One of the things that I learned ...

1470 & 100.3 WMBD/ Mike Sabol PEORIA, Ill. — Just after his two-year anniversary of being named Peoria Chief of Police, Loren Marion announced on Monday he will be stepping down effective Jan. 22, 2021. “This is something my wife and I actually started talking about back in January, and we wanted to see what this year looked like, and we discussed it and prayed about it, and we both came to the conclusion that, you know what, right now’s a good time to pass the baton, per se,” he said. “There’s a couple dates I wanted to hit, but I definitely did not want to leave when things were...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The City of Peoria on Thursday released a long-range plan that aims gradually to eliminate its use of combined sewer overflow. The $10...

PEORIA — Local state's attorneys say they can't comment on "hypothetical cases" involving COVID-19 enforcement but agree they will "apply the law" as it fits. Both Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos and her Tazewell County counterpart, Stewart Umholtz, say they take things on a case-by-case basis, and that they will act appropriately. Umholtz, whose office has received no complaints at all, said he will not comment on "hypotheticals." Umholtz works in a county where the top lawman, Sheriff Jeff Lower, has repeatedly said he will not enforce the governor's executive orders as he d...

The original plan called for the city to spend a half-billion dollars.