PEORIA, Ill. ? A federal jury returned a guilty verdict today against Vincent Nichols, Jr., 34, of the 3600 block of West Hedge Hill Lane, in Peoria, Illinois, for possession of a firearm by a felon. Sentencing for Nichols has been scheduled for July 28, 2022 at the federal courthouse in Peoria...

ROCKFORD ? A Rockford man?has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegally possessing loaded?handguns. JAMES PETERSON, 41,?last year illegally possessed a?.380-caliber semi-automatic handgun and a .45-caliber handgun. As a previously convicted felon...

PEORIA, Ill. ? The last of five defendants - Jaquon Timothy, 19, of the 1600 block of South Stanley Street in Peoria, Illinois ? was sentenced on March 24, 2022, to 22 months? imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in the theft of nine firearms during...

PEORIA, Ill. ? A Metropolis, Illinois, man, Roy T. Rolfe, 40, formerly a resident of Peoria, was sentenced on March 24, 2022, to 27 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of an unregistered firearm.?