Woman arrested in Pekin for allegedly trying to solicit murder

Pekin woman accused of plotting to have husband killed

PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) -- A 48-year-old Pekin woman faces up to 40 years behind bars in connection with an alleged plot to have her estranged husband killed. Allison L. Salinas, 48, allegedly asked a man from Dallas, Texas to kill her husband. The man told Pekin police "it had been a frequent topic of conversation between the two," according to Tazewell County Circuit Court records. Allison L. Salinas appeared in court Thursday afternoon from the co…

Former GOP Senate candidate accused of murder-for-hire scheme, Illinois cops say

A woman who once ran for a U.S. Senate seat as a Republican candidate has been arrested in a murder-for-hire plot, Illinois authorities say. The Pekin Police Department announced July 22 the arrest of Allison Salinas, accused of solicitation of murder. Her arrest follows a two-week investigation that began when officers received evidence of her alleged scheme. Investigators did not release ...

Woman arrested in Pekin for allegedly trying to solicit murder

Police said the case has been transferred to the Tazewell County State's Attorney's Office for prosecution.