More: Broken promises: With vacant retail, Pere Marquette hotel costs Peoria extra $1.8 million U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow recommended both men serve their time at the minimum-security prison ...

Brannan, 71, of Peoria and Matthews, 81, of East Peoria were sentenced to prison on Monday and ordered to pay millions of dollars in restitution for defrauding investors, including the city of ...

More: Pere Marquette Hotel in downtown Peoria sells to Texas developer After almost three years of delays, a trial in November 2023 led to a jury finding the pair guilty on 18 separate felony counts.