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Journal detailed Illinois school shooting threat that was thwarted by police
Police who thwarted a potential school shooting in Illinois this week say they discovered a detailed 29-page threat in a journal that belonged to a 16-year-old suspect.
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5 people shot and wounded, 2 critically, in Illinois city, as gun violence cancels school events
Authorities say one man was killed and seven people were wounded in three separate shootings hours apart in Peoria. The shootings Thursday continued a spate of gun violence that started in the central Illinois city last weekend. The man was killed Thursday morning about an hour after two other males were wounded in a shooting nearby, authorities said. Police Chief...
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Chilling body-camera footage captures moment 5-year-old jumps from Illinois apartment fire
A harrowing rescue involving a five-year-old jumping to safety during an Illinois apartment fire was caught on camera earlier this week.
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Dramatic Video Shows Victims Leap From Windows to Escape Peoria Apartment Fire
The Peoria County Sheriff’s Dept. has released body cam footage of several people involved in saving a person from an apartment complex fire. The victim was forced to jump from a window to safety. The fire broke out at an apartment complex in Peoria, Illinois.