Carol Trumpe Passing

It is with a heavy heart that I release the information regarding the death of former longtime Peoria County Board member, Carol Trumpe.

83-year-old Trumpe, of Edwards, spent 27 years serving on the Peoria County Board. She passed away last night, 11/13/20...

Vehicle Fatality

On November 10^th at 01:34am, a 911 called was received for a single vehicle accident in the 1200 block of Spring Bay Rd, East Peoria, IL.

Spring Bay ambulance arrived to find an unresponsive male lying on the ground, several yards from the vehicle he had b...

Peoria County Homicide

Saturday, November 3, 2018, at approximately 11:50am, the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office and EMS responded to the residence at 2009 S. Laramie St, Peoria, on a woman who was unresponsive and bleeding in the front lawn.  Upon arrival, th...

Glassford House Fire Fatality

On Monday, October 29, 2018, at approximately 11:06am, the Logan-Trivoli Fire Department responded to 16435 W. Weiland Rd, Glassford, on a report of a house fire.

On arrival, a man was found unresponsive and not breathing inside of the home.  He w...

Chillicothe House Fire Fatality

On Saturday, October 27, 2018, at approximately 12:32am, the Chillicothe Fire Department responded to 15718 Regency Park Place, Chillicothe, on a report of a house fire.

On arrival, a man was found unresponsive and not breathing inside of the home. &nb...

Spring Street Shooting Death

Saturday, October 20, 2018, at approximately 1:19 pm, Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert of multiple rounds fired in the 700 block of Spring Street.  Upon arrival, officers located two victims with gunshot wounds in a driveway in the ...

Press Conference Regarding Luis Cruz Investigation

State’s Attorney Jerry Brady will hold a press conference on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in Peoria County Courthouse Room 112 to release the results of his investigation of the July 19, 2018 shooting death of Luis Cruz by a Peoria ...

Early Voting Locations This Weekend

Early voting is well underway in Peoria County! Peoria County has a record number of five locations open this Saturday as well as three on Sunday:

Saturday, November 3

Dunlap Public Library: 10 am-1 pmAlpha Park Public Library: 10 am-1 pmICC North: 10 am-1 ...

Upcoming Learn with the County Programs

Peoria County Government invites the public to join us for our November ‘Learn with the County’ classes. Staff members will share their knowledge with residents through these free community classes. Classes are for ages 18+.

The classes...

Peoria County Committees Approve Balanced Budget

Peoria County Board Chairman Andrew A. Rand is pleased to report that Peoria County committees on October 22 and 23 approved a balanced 2019 budget. The budget is slated to go before the full Peoria County Board at the November 8 board meeting.

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Spoon River Road Closed Monday

Spoon River Road (R15), just west of the intersection of Main Street in Elmore, will be closed starting at 8 am on Monday, October 22 for a culvert replacement project. The work is expected to take until Wednesday, October 24 at 3 pm, weather dependent.

Th...

2018 Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption

The Peoria County Supervisor of Assessment’s will be sending out over 13,000 senior freeze notices to eligible individuals.To qualify the following conditions must be met:

• establish age, ownership and residency, by applying for the Senior Homeste...

Peoria County Jail Earns Highest Marks

Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell announces results of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) annual inspection of the Peoria County Jail conducted in October of this year. Inspectors found the jail to be 100% in compliance with Illinois County Ja...

Now Hiring Jail Technician

Please see our Career Page for details.

Now Hiring Correctional Officers

Details can be found on the employment page.  Applications must be complete when submitted.  Once a completed application is received the applicant will be contact to schedule testing and interviews.