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CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — The City of Chicago will deploy a 30+ team of “Peacekeepers” ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, “historically a time of increased violence.” In 2022, 50 people were shot, 9 of them killed over the Memorial Day weekend. The Citywide Crisis Prevention & Response Unit (CPRU) consists of trained neighborhood “Peacekeepers,” […]

Mayor Brandon Johnson along with Chicago Police Interim Supt. Fred Waller will on Thursday afternoon reveal the city's safety plan for Memorial Day weekend. You...

Law Enforcement News Zero-Bail Policy Reinstated For LA County Starting Wednesday, zero-bail policy is coming to Los Angeles County. This comes as a Superior Court judge says keeping people locked up because they can't afford bail is a serious constitutional violation. Supporters of the no-bail policy say this is a fair system. On the other hand, those involved with law

Sweet Home Chicago will be deploying Peacekeepers throughout the city this Memorial Day weekend with the hopes of quelling any swells of violence. Does hearing this make you feel more or less comfortable spending Memorial Day weekend in the Windy City?

The workers are with the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Citywide Crisis Prevention & Response Unit, whose goal is to address street conflicts through mediation and de-escalation.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration will be sending a newly created team of street outreach workers to Chicago neighborhoods during the Memorial Day weekend to help with the

In a bold initiative aimed at curbing violence, the state of Illinois is implementing a new strategy by deploying specially trained "peacekeepers" across the city of Chicago.

The Illinois Department of Human Services and Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that the state will send a Citywide Crisis Prevention and Response Unit to Chicago...

Governor JB Pritzker sent a unit of peacekeepers to deploy in Chicago in the next few days in preparation for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.