Trauma

A high level of violence within the City of Peoria is the catalyst for a new billboard campaign aimed at bringing awareness to the issue of childhood trauma — and a free therapeutic program that could help.

Yoga, meditation, and mindfulness are designed to be tools that anyone — regardless of flexibility, body type, or even financial status — can take part in. But there are several barriers.

Violence doesn't just traumatize the victims. It also impacts family members, witnesses--and sometimes even the perpetrators, who were previously victims…

The Cook County, Illinois medical examiner's office is reviewing the work of a fired pathologist to determine if he made the correct rulings on 218 cases…

38-year-old Mark Runyon is facing a first-degree murder charge for the death of his father Frank Runyon.A Peoria County Grand Jury returned that charge…

Peoria Police are investigating the death of a 74-year-old Peoria man as a homicide.Frank Runyon was found unconscious with serious facial injuries when…

An Illinois hospital has partnered with seven EMS providers to test a new app to improve communications.The Twiage app was created to foster better…

Nearly 1,200 school employees in east and central Illinois have been trained on how to stop life-threatening bleeding since last year.Carle Foundation…

Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation to change the climate for women in Illinois prisons.The measure Rauner signed at the Logan Correctional Center in…

Six schools in central Illinois are participating in a pilot project to train teachers, administrators and other adults to help students who are affected…