Liz Lape

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PEORIA (25News Now) - A Hanna City man who pleaded guilty after leading Peoria County deputies on a fatal chase has been sentenced. Jeremy Perry was sentenced to 14 years and 12 years on two different charges of aggravated DUI, for a total of 26 years to be served consecutively. He must serve 85% of his sentence. The crash killed 43-year-old Mirium Schmid of Edwards and severely injured her son.

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PEORIA, Ill. (WEEK/Gray News) - An Illinois man is facing charges for allegedly abusing his 2-month-old baby. According to Peoria County State’s Attorney Jodie Hoos, a Department of Children and Family Services caseworker reported the alleged abuse involving the child’s father, 24-year-old Gabriel King, to Bartonville police on June 3.

1 week ago | 25newsnow.com | Liz Lape

BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - A Hudson man was sentenced to 43 years in prison on Friday after a guilty plea to robbery, weapons, and drug charges in two McLean County cases. Andrew J. McConnaughay, 29, was charged with armed robbery, unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon for a November 2023 robbery. He pleaded guilty to all three charges on March 5. Although charges were not filed until May 2024, the armed robbery happened on Nov.

1 week ago | 25newsnow.com | Liz Lape

PEORIA (25News Now) - A Peoria teenager was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Wednesday for the 2023 murder of his mother. In April, 19-year-old Avion Tapia was found guilty of second-degree murder for strangling his mother, Vanessa Tucker, in August 2023. During the bench trial, he admitted to strangling his mother during an argument, but claimed self-defense.

1 week ago | 25newsnow.com | Liz Lape

PEORIA (25News Now) - A Peoria County judge has transferred a Peoria teenager’s case to adult court for a shooting that injured a nine-year-old boy during a car burglary in February. On Monday, Associate Judge Mark Gilles granted the prosecutor’s motion to try 15-year-old Javon L. Smith as an adult. Tuesday, Gilles ordered Smith, who has been in custody at Peoria County’s Juvenile Detention Center since the shooting, to stay in custody until his trial.