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A third juvenile facing Peoria County charges related to involvement with a violent street gang will go to trial in adult court.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali will preside over the first regular city council meeting over her second term Tuesday, one week after taking her latest oath of office. She recently spoke to WCBU about her priorities for the next four years and a variety of issues facing the city.

Two Peoria men who were juveniles when they were arrested for crimes tied to alleged involvement with a violent street gang have been indicted on adult charges under the RICO statute.

Mayor Rita Ali says she believes the late-summer spike in violence is part of a phenomenon happening across the country, and that Peoria is a safe city. In this month's regular conversation with WCBU, Ali talks about responding to the recent surge of violent crime, and why Peoria is seeing a wave of incidents in late summer.

Over 200 survivors of crime met in Springfield on Wednesday, joining lawmakers to demand better trauma services for victims across the state.

Mayor Rita Ali says recent enforcement details show a commitment to addressing the city's violence problem, and she believes in using advanced technology as a crime reduction tool.

Chicago police say March ended as the 13th straight month to see a drop in gun violence.In a news release, the police department says there were 29…

CHICAGO (AP) - The Department of Justice says Chicago's U.S. attorney's office is getting additional staff prosecutors so it can do more to reduce violent…

Judges will be encouraged to prescribe longer sentences for repeat gun offenders under a plan signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The idea is to help…

CHICAGO (AP) - A nonprofit organization says people living in poverty in Illinois are more likely to become violent crime victims than higher wage earners…