Demario Boone

The union representing Peoria Public Schools bus drivers and monitors is raising concerns about how recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] activity has impacted attendance.

The director of school safety at Peoria Public Schools voiced support for families in response to an increased presence of ICE agents in Central Illinois. Also in response, four community leaders are organizing a donation drive to provide essential supplies to Latino families.

Peoria Public Schools Director of School Safety Demario Boone says he's focused on prevention to keep schools safe.

Demario Boone says he would bring a unique perspective to the Peoria City Council as a product of the South Side who has worked for Peoria Public Schools and the police department.

Peoria Public Schools director of school safety Demario Boone says a collaborative, holistic approach is what's needed to address community violence in the city.

Peoria Public Schools director of school safety Demario Boone presented the survey results to the school board on Monday night.

The Advisory Committee on Police-Community Relations met Thursday night for a town hall detailing community resources against violence.

The toll of the human cost of the violence was palpable at a community vigil attended by about 60 people Sunday at Morton Square Park on the city's near North Side. The names of around 190 Peorians murdered were read, one by one, under a canopy shielding speakers from the light drizzle.

After a year that saw nationwide protests condemning police brutality, the Peoria Advisory Committee on Police-Community Relations is hoping to use 2021…

Activists have added school resource officers to the larger conversation of police reform in the United States. Some call for the removal of police from…