Per the Journal Star and the Peoria Times-Observer, we have learned that five of the six people arrested in a drug bust Wednesday in the East Bluff were allowed to leave jail after the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office issued notices to appear.
My two cents: Let that sink in for a moment folks. The elected [...]

I don’t care who you are rooting for in the Peoria County State’s Attorney race, THIS is funny:
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Take a look at the video from HOINews. Then come back here.
Done? Good.
For those who didn’t look, I’ll recap. It was taken at a candidates forum. Darin LaHood, a candidate for Peoria County State’s attorney, says that if he is elected, he would diversity the office. He noted that while 70 percent of people prosecuted [...]

Peoria County State’s Attorney Kevin Lyons is going to investigate whether or not State Rep. Aaron Schock broke any laws when he backdated tax-shelter documents for his father eight years ago.
Setting side whether or not Schock should* be charged with a crime, let’s look at the potential winners and losers here.
If Lyons charges Schock with [...]

Monterius Hinkle on Tuesday pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault for a Jan. 16 attack on a 16-year-old girl. He could face 6-30 years in prison. Hinkle also faces charges for Aug. 4, 2007, incident involving a 13-year-old girl June 28, 2007, incident with a 12-year-old girl. These two cases are [...]

I just saw an television ad for Kevin Lyons. Retired Peoria Police officer/official spokesperson Ann Ruggles endorsed him as the best choice for Peoria County state’s attorney.

Journal Star columnist Pam Adams is a bit of a race baiter. She can look at just about any issue, and describe it as an example of racism. This is especially true when the subject of Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis.
In today’s column, Adams looks over minutes from the September meeting of the Peoria Race Relations [...]

The Peoria Association Of Pastors For Community & Spiritual Renewal says:
… In light of these issues and others we feel that it is best to pursue new leadership within the Peoria County States Attorney’s Office and after numerous meetings with Darin LaHood in which he voluntarily laid out a plan, we are pleased and [...]

OK, I know. The title of the office is “state’s attorney” and not “district attorney.” But I think the guy on the left looks a little like Kevin Lyons and the one of the right looks a little like Darin LaHood. In fact, if you look carefully, the guy on the left is just a [...]

(Press release)
Peoria Area Chamber PAC Supports LaHood for State’s Attorney
Peoria, IL — The Peoria Area Chamber Political Action Committee is the latest organization publicly supporting Darin LaHood in the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s race. The Peoria Area Chamber PAC released this news shortly after candidate forum the Chamber itself hosted for LaHood and his [...]