CHICAGO-STYLE VIOLENCE, DOWNSTATE: 5 shot, two fatally in Peoria… Big Al’s incident explains why…
Peoria's embroiled in a gang war as we speak as groups of mostly illiterate gang bangers battle it out for turf to sell small amounts of drugs and the prestige of violence. And an incident from this past weekend in downtown Peoria illustrates, in part why there's so much violence.…