Peoria is roughly 245 units of permanent housing services short of what is needed to properly address the problem, according to data provided by city staff to the council.

Ali enjoyed a comfortable primary victory, registering 6,536 votes and securing a spot in the April 1 general election. Kelly had 3,122 votes to Grayeb's 2,995, according to the Peoria County ...

After the vote passed, community members, including some who used to be homeless, shelled the council for passing the ordinance, with one person saying that "human compassion lost" in Peoria.

Peoria is roughly 245 units of permanent housing services short of what is needed to properly address the problem, according to data provided by city staff to the council.

The city of Peoria received a $2 million grant from the state that it will in turn give to the Salvation Army to build a new homeless shelter on the 400 block of Southwest Jefferson Avenue.