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The Peoria Park District and Elite Youth Outreach now have additional funds for violence prevention initiatives.
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Peoria’s Mother’s Against Guns founder Tonya Williams called on resident mothers to take to the streets.
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The Advisory Committee on Police-Community Relations met Thursday night for a town hall detailing community resources against violence.
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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.