Andy Kravetz

2 weeks ago | centralillinoisproud.com | Andy Kravetz

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A 73-year-old man was found dead in a truck that was parked in a lot in Peoria’s North Valley, the Peoria County Coroner said late Friday afternoon. The Penske truck was in the parking of the Department of Children and Family Services’ building which is near the corner of Jefferson and Abington streets, said Coroner Jamie Harwood. His office was called to the location at about 1:30 p.m., according to a post on the office’s Facebook page.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Andy Kravetz

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who is accused of murder in connection with an incident earlier this week at a South Peoria tow yard. Terrance Shaw, 18, Peoria police said, is considered “armed and dangerous and should not be approached.” They are asking anyone with information about his location to call 911 immediately. Shaw is about 5’10” and around 150 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes, police said.

2 weeks ago | centralillinoisproud.com | Andy Kravetz

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Two Peoria teens were charged with murder in connection with an incident at a South Peoria tow yard that left one employee dead. Jaylin Polnitz, 16, and Terrance Shaw, 18, both are charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death Monday afternoon of 70-year-old William Collier. Neither have appeared in court yet. Polnitz’s age and the nature of the charge made his case an automatic transfer to adult court from the county’s juvenile division.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Andy Kravetz

PEORIA, Ill (WMBD) — A federal lawsuit alleges Bradley University breached contracts with its faculty, failed to abide by its own faculty handbook and racially discriminated against some professors when it made deep cuts to trim a multimillion dollar deficit. The suit, filed June 4, in U.S. District Court in Peoria, names the university as the sole defendant and asks a judge to reinstate the professors who lost their jobs due to the cuts as well as to compensate them with back pay.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Andy Kravetz

EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A Pekin man has been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual abuse incident that occurred in the parking lot of a health club. Ryan N. Chounard, 35, was taken to the Tazewell County Jail mid-afternoon on Thursday on charges of sexual abuse and vehicular invasion for an incident that allegedly occurred at the Planet Fitness in East Peoria. According to East Peoria police, officers were called to the location, located at 105 N.