The former correctional officer is accused of accepting money in exchange for bringing a THC vape pen into the Peoria County Jail for an inmate.

A Peoria County correctional officer was fired on Thursday after staff learned that he was passing contraband to a detainee.

The threat prompted the entirety of the downtown Angleton area to be evacuated and a nearby school was placed on secure mode for hours.

Jay Circuit Court Judge Brian Hutchison on Thursday imposed a three-year sentence — one year on home detention followed by ...