JJ Bullock

3 weeks ago | pjstar.com | JJ Bullock

The case of a missing Kewanee man found dead on May 30 is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Illinois State Police. State police are asking the public for any information relating to the suspected homicide of Catrelle Reed, 39, who was reported missing in Kewanee and then found dead on May 30 at the intersection of Highway 81 and East 2350th Street west of Kewanee. An autopsy conducted on Reed ruled his death to be a homicide, police said. Reed was last seen on May 22.

3 weeks ago | pjstar.com | JJ Bullock

A 30-year-old Chillicothe woman was killed in a head-on collision on Route 29 in Peoria Heights on Friday morning, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. The woman was traveling north on Route 29 near Riverview Court when she struck another vehicle head-on around 6:46 a.m. Friday. She was declared dead at the scene around 8:15 a.m.The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries, Harwood said. Harwood will release the victim's name at a later time.

3 weeks ago | pjstar.com | JJ Bullock

A fire broke out at the Peoria Heights restaurant Peoria Pizza Works early Friday morning, according to the Peoria Fire Department, which responded to the call. Fire crews were called to the restaurant, which sits at 3921 N. Prospect Road, around 4 a.m. Friday morning. The Peoria Fire Department was called to the scene for mutual aid assistance by the Peoria Heights Fire Department. A fire investigator and K-9 were on the scene to determine the cause of the fire, the Peoria Fire Department said.

3 weeks ago | pjstar.com | JJ Bullock

A Peoria County judge said 19-year-old Deziaah Hunter acted with a "brutal and reckless" disregard for human life when she allegedly discharged a firearm that struck 18-year-old Kenadee Wallenfang on the Peoria riverfront Tuesday. Hunter, who has been charged with aggravated battery, allegedly shot Wallenfang in the back of the head, leaving her brain dead, while they were sitting in a car together on the Peoria riverfront in a parking lot on the 100 block of Southwest Water Street.

3 weeks ago | pjstar.com | JJ Bullock

Kenadee Wallenfang, 18, of Pekin, has been identified as the woman killed in Downtown Peoria on Tuesday, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Wallenfang, who was shot on the 100 Block of SW Water Street near the Peoria riverfront, was pronounced brain dead Wednesday at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center, roughly 24 hours after she was shot, according to Harwood.