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Street scene in the Holiday Park area of Champaign, IL on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. View is looking south on Kenwood Road and Maplewood Drive. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Gunfire incidents get closer to home for Holiday Park neighborhood

Post author:Naomi Diaz / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 18, 2020
Post category:Neighborhoods

Residents of the Holiday Park neighborhood in west Champaign have been experiencing an increase in gun incidents, and residents say sounds of gunfire is now a ‘normality’ for this area. According to Tom Yelich, public information officer at the Champaign Police Department, there have been 174 shooting incidents as of November 23. This number is the highest the city has seen in the last five years.

‘Down The Hill:’ Violence Often Rooted In Inequality

Post author:Cass Herrington / Illinois Newsroom
Post published:May 21, 2018
Post category:Justice

In one neighborhood in Peoria, two families touched by violence are making difficult decisions for themselves and their communities. Cass Herrington reports on their ongoing efforts to reclaim their neighborhood.

Suicide a driver of gun deaths in rural America

Post author:Madelyn Beck / Illinois Newsroom
Post published:May 21, 2018
Post category:Justice Uncategorized

The national conversation around gun violence generally centers around mass shootings, school shootings and gang activity. As Madelyn Beck reports, these problems need to be addressed, but may overshadow the largest group affected: suicide victims.

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A map of gun-related incidents in Springfield, Illinois.

Gun violence in downstate Illinois in four maps

Post author:Pam G. Dempsey, Johnathan Hettinger and Somie Park / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 21, 2018
Post category:Justice

At least 100 people died from gunfire over the past three years and at least 500 were wounded, according to data obtained from a sample of police departments of eight small cities in downstate Illinois. Here's a look at where gun violence occurs.