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.

Authorities say a man was fatally shot on Peoria's south side Monday night.

A 32-year-old woman and an 8-year-old boy are dead after a shooting Thursday morning in West Peoria.

At least two people were seriously injured during a series of violent episodes in Peoria late Friday and overnight. Peoria Police said they were all separate incidents.

August is National Minority Donor Awareness month, an effort to highlight the need for more diversity among organ donors.