Springfield eligible for state funding to confront gun violence
Abby Edwards of Springfield sits next to lists containing the names of children who have died in mass school shootings since Columbine during a Mar...
Abby Edwards of Springfield sits next to lists containing the names of children who have died in mass school shootings since Columbine during a March for Our Lives Against Guns Violence rally June 11 at the state Capitol. In the background, left to right, are Tracy Owens of the Resistor Sisterhood, Britt Tate, and Keri Tate, also of the Resistor Sisterhood. Following an announcement by Gov. JB Pritzker earlier this week, Springfield is one of 16 municipalities eligible for a portion of $100 million in state grant funding to boost gun violence prevention measures.