Gun Violence

Following a string of shootings this week, Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says evidence has been seized related to the crimes, and social media rumors of threats against schools are unfounded.

Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria shared new details at a news conference Thursday afternoon on the three separate shooting incidents across the city between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

The Peoria community is reeling after a Wednesday night shooting in the 2200 block of West Marquette Avenue that injured six people, including two who are in critical condition.

Illinois became the ninth state to outlaw assault weapons after the state Supreme Court upheld the state law banning them Aug. 11. WCBU's Camryn Cutinello spoke with Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, who says Illinois is on the right side of history with the ban and other measures to stop gun violence.

A new statewide network of 13 “community healing" resource centers includes a location operating out of House of Hope in Peoria.

Becky Rossman, Peoria Community Against Violence CEO, announced Wednesday the organization faces an impending closure on Nov. 30 if it cannot come up with $300,000 to cover 12 months in operational expenses.

One young person was killed and another was injured in a spate of shootings overnight on Peoria's south side.

High murder rates in big cities can be a convenient bogeyman for politicians looking to rack up some easy talking points. But sometimes, the problem is proportionally worse in your own backyard.

A 22-year-old woman was pronounced brain dead Sunday after being shot inside a Dunlap apartment — allegedly by the father of her children.

Host Yolanda Wallace from Peoria, Illinois, introduces herself in the first episode of Mother's War On Violence.