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Remembering Women Lost to Violence Through Public Art

A dress display on a fence in the Warehouse District will honor the memories of the 94 women murdered in Peoria County in the last 20 years.

Darcie Cady and Kristin Meierkord  are two of the women collaborating on the "Remember Her, Peoria" display at Sous Chef.

Tim Shelley asks Cady and Meierkord about the message they hope the project conveys to the victims' families and the community. Meierkord says there is a specific origin to the concept.

Listen to the full interview here.

The display will kick off at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Sous Chef, with resource booths from JOLT Harm Foundation, the Center for Prevention of Abuse, CrimeStoppers, and others. Click here for more information.

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Tim Shelley is the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio.